All Outputs (6)

The effects of high and low rates of food reinforcement on the behaviour of pigs (1996)
Journal Article
Young, R., & Lawrence, A. (1996). The effects of high and low rates of food reinforcement on the behaviour of pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 49(4), 365-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-1591%2896%2901052-0

The expression of one behaviour by an animal limits the amount of time available to express other behaviours. In this experiment the amount of time animals had to forage was manipulated by decreasing the rate of food reinforcement available from a fo... Read More about The effects of high and low rates of food reinforcement on the behaviour of pigs.

The effect of a moving bait on the behaviour of captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) (1996)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Waran, N., Carruthers, J., & Young, R. (1996). The effect of a moving bait on the behaviour of captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). Animal Welfare Journal, 5(3), 271-281. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0962728600018856

Members of the cat family are highly motivated to hunt, but in captivity are unable to do so for a variety of reasons. This inability to hunt may reduce their welfare. In this study we used a moving bait to stimulate and release hunting motivation in... Read More about The effect of a moving bait on the behaviour of captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).

The effect of a foraging device (a modified ‘Edinburgh Foodball’) on the behaviour of the stabled horse (1996)
Journal Article
Winskill, L., Waran, N., & Young, R. (1996). The effect of a foraging device (a modified ‘Edinburgh Foodball’) on the behaviour of the stabled horse. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 48(1-2), 25-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-1591%2895%2901021-1

Horses that are stabled under confined conditions may develop stereotypies (e.g. stall-walking), which may be caused by the inability of horses to express foraging behaviour. The objective of this study was to determine whether horses will use a fora... Read More about The effect of a foraging device (a modified ‘Edinburgh Foodball’) on the behaviour of the stabled horse.

On Comparing the Behaviour of Zoo Housed Animals with Wild Conspecifics as a Welfare Indicator, Using the Giraffe (Glraffa Camelopardalis) as a Model (1996)
Journal Article
Veasey, J., Waran, N., & Young, R. (1996). On Comparing the Behaviour of Zoo Housed Animals with Wild Conspecifics as a Welfare Indicator, Using the Giraffe (Glraffa Camelopardalis) as a Model. Animal Welfare Journal, 5(2), 139-153. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0962728600018571

To assess the validity of using wild behavioural data as a welfare indicator for zoo animals, the time budgets of 19 captive giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), from four zoos were compared with the time budgets of wild giraffe from Hwange National Par... Read More about On Comparing the Behaviour of Zoo Housed Animals with Wild Conspecifics as a Welfare Indicator, Using the Giraffe (Glraffa Camelopardalis) as a Model.

Assessment of motivation in the lizard, Chalcides ocellatus (1996)
Journal Article
Skelton, T., Waran, N., & Young, R. (1996). Assessment of motivation in the lizard, Chalcides ocellatus. Animal Welfare Journal, 5(1), 63-69. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0962728600018340

The purpose of this study was to assess whether running an alleyway can be used to measure the motivation of lizards. Six, eyed skinks, Chalcides ocellatus, were trained to run an alleyway to reach sand in which to hide. Each skink was deprived of sa... Read More about Assessment of motivation in the lizard, Chalcides ocellatus.

On Comparing the Behaviour of Zoo Housed Animals with Wild Conspecifics as a Welfare Indicator (1996)
Journal Article
Veasey, J. S., Waran, N. K., & Young, R. J. (1996). On Comparing the Behaviour of Zoo Housed Animals with Wild Conspecifics as a Welfare Indicator. Animal Welfare Journal, 5(1), 13-24. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0962728600018297

It is commonly assumed that animals suffer if they cannot perform behaviours seen in wild conspecifics. Although comparisons with the behaviour of wild conspecifics are a popular method of assessing the welfare of captive animals, their validity has... Read More about On Comparing the Behaviour of Zoo Housed Animals with Wild Conspecifics as a Welfare Indicator.