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Adroaldo J. Zanella

Adroaldo J. Zanella

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
38
Citations
4981
World Ranking
1416
National Ranking
48

Overview

Adroaldo J. Zanella is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil, contributing extensively to the fields of Veterinary and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research focuses on several subfields including Small Animals, Genetics, Social Psychology, Animal Science and Zoology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

Their work covers primary topics such as Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Veterinary Equine Medical Research, and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

Recent publications by Zanella include:

  • Pain assessment in horses using automatic facial expression recognition through deep learning-based modeling, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Stereotypic Behavior in Sows Is Related to Emotionality Changes in the Offspring, 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • The in-utero experience of piglets born from sows with lameness shapes their life trajectory, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Changes in Stereotypies: Effects over Time and over Generations, 2022, Animals
  • Trade-offs in the externalities of pig production are not inevitable, 2024, Nature Food

Zanella frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Thiago Bernardino, Marisol Parada Sarmiento, Leandro Sabei, Patricia Tatemoto, and Sharacely de Souza Farias.

Their publications appear in multiple venues, with frequent contributions to the Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Animals, PLoS ONE, and Frontiers in Animal Science.

In addition to articles, Zanella has contributed to book publications. Notable titles include two manuals published by Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia eBooks in 2020 focused on biosafety procedures aimed at COVID-19 prevention in pig production routines. Another publication, "ATER DIGITAL PARTICIPATIVA metodologias pedagógicas e exemplos de aplicação," was released in 2022 by the European Organization for Nuclear Research.

Best Publications

  • Physiological and reproductive correlates of behavioural strategies in female domestic pigs

    Michael Mendl;Adroaldo J. Zanella;Donald M. Broom

  • A comparison of the welfare of sows in different housing conditions.

    D. M. Broom;M. T. Mendl;A. J. Zanella

  • Influence of housing on weanling horse behavior and subsequent welfare

    C.R Heleski;A.C Shelle;B.D Nielsen;A.J Zanella

  • Behavioral and physiological responses of horses to initial training: the comparison between pastured versus stalled horses

    E. Rivera;S. Benjamin;B. Nielsen;J. Shelle

  • Dairy farmer attitudes and empathy toward animals are associated with animal welfare indicators

    Camilla Kielland;Eystein Skjerve;Olav Østerås;Adroaldo José Zanella

  • Assessing attitudes toward farm animal welfare: a national survey of animal science faculty members.

    C. R. Heleski;A. G. Mertig;A. J. Zanella

  • The Relationship between Empathy, Perception of Pain and Attitudes toward Pets among Norwegian Dog Owners

    Kristian Ellingsen;Adroaldo Jose Zanella;Ellen Bjerkås;Astrid Indrebø

  • Prevalence and risk factors for skin lesions on legs of dairy cattle housed in freestalls in Norway

    C. Kielland;L.E. Ruud;A.J. Zanella;O. Østerås

  • An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for cortisol in the saliva of man and domestic farm animals.

    T.R. Cooper;H.R. Trunkfield;A.J. Zanella;W.D. Booth

  • Depressed DHEA and increased sickness response behaviors in lame dairy cows with inflammatory foot lesions

    P.E. Almeida;P.S.D. Weber;J.L. Burton;A.J. Zanella

  • Exploring non-invasive methods to assess pain in sheep.

    Solveig M. Stubsjøen;Andreas S. Flø;Randi O. Moe;Andrew M. Janczak

  • Effects of early weaning and social isolation on the expression of glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptor and 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 and 2 mRNAs in the frontal cortex and hippocampus of piglets

    R. Poletto;J.P. Steibel;J.M. Siegford;A.J. Zanella

  • Brain opioid receptors in relation to stereotypies, inactivity, and housing in sows

    AJ Zanella;DM Broom;JC Hunter;Michael T Mendl

  • Physiological correlates associated with cribbing behaviour in horses: changes in thermal threshold, heart rate, plasma β-endorphin and serotonin

    D. Lebelt;A. J. Zanella;J. Unshelm

  • Stakeholder attitudes toward farm animal welfare

    Camie R. Heleski;Angela G. Mertig;Adroaldo J. Zanella

  • Validation of a temperament test for domestic cats

    Janice M. Siegford;Sally O. Walshaw;Petra Brunner;Adroaldo J. Zanella

  • Effects of short-term maternal separations on weaning stress in foals

    Christel Moons;K Laughlin;AJ Zanella

  • Trace classical conditioning as an approach to the study of reward-related behaviour in laying hens: A methodological study

    Randi Oppermann Moe;Janicke Nordgreen;Andrew M. Janczak;Berry M. Spruijt

  • Results of a national survey of US veterinary college faculty regarding attitudes toward farm animal welfare

    Camie R. Heleski;Angela G. Mertig;Adroaldo J. Zanella

  • The effects of transport stress on tiger physiology and behavior

    Daniel P. Dembiec;Richard J. Snider;Adroaldo J. Zanella

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Mendl
Michael Mendl University of Bristol
Donald M. Broom
Donald M. Broom University of Cambridge
Andrew M. Janczak
Andrew M. Janczak Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Michela Minero
Michela Minero University of Milan
Elisabetta Canali
Elisabetta Canali University of Milan
Cathy M. Dwyer
Cathy M. Dwyer Scotland's Rural College
Eystein Skjerve
Eystein Skjerve Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Silvana Mattiello
Silvana Mattiello University of Milan
Inma Estevez
Inma Estevez Ikerbasque
Roy N. Kirkwood
Roy N. Kirkwood University of Adelaide

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