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Animal Science and Veterinary
Mexico
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
30
Citations
3372
World Ranking
2450
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Agustín Orihuela is affiliated with the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos in Mexico, focusing on research in agricultural and biological sciences and veterinary fields. Their scholarly output spans topics related to animal behavior, welfare, and the effects of environmental stressors on livestock, displaying a multidisciplinary approach across related subfields.

Their primary research interests include:

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Orihuela's publications are frequently found in journals such as:

  • Animals
  • Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • animal
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Their recent published works illustrate a focus on thermoregulation, pain assessment, and neurobiology related to welfare in animals. Selected recent papers include:

  • Physiological and Behavioral Mechanisms of Thermoregulation in Mammals, 2021, Animals
  • Effects of human-animal relationship on animal productivity and welfare, 2020, Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology
  • The Neurobiology of Behavior and Its Applicability for Animal Welfare: A Review, 2022, Animals
  • Infrared thermal imaging associated with pain in laboratory animals, 2020, EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS
  • Thermal biology in river buffalo in the humid tropics: neurophysiological and behavioral responses assessed by infrared thermography, 2020, Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology

Collaborations are an important aspect of Orihuela's research career, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Daniel Mota-Rojas
  • Patricia Mora-Medina
  • Adriana Domínguez-Oliva
  • Fabio Napolitano
  • Julio Martínez-Burnes

In terms of academic focus within broader fields, Orihuela's work is distributed mainly in:

  • Small Animals
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Genetics
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Social Psychology

The combination of these research topics, subfields, and collaborations contributes to a comprehensive investigation of animal welfare and production from physiological, behavioral, and neurobiological perspectives. This body of research also reflects an interest in the interaction between animals and their environments, including human-related factors affecting productivity and welfare.

Best Publications

  • Some factors affecting the behavioural manifestation of oestrus in cattle: a review.

    Agustı́n Orihuela

  • Physiological and Behavioral Mechanisms of Thermoregulation in Mammals

    Daniel Mota-Rojas;Cristiane Gonçalves Titto;Agustín Orihuela;Julio Martínez-Burnes

  • Behavioural trends affecting oestrus detection in Zebu cattle

    C.S. Galina;A. Orihuela;I. Rubio

  • Estrous behavior following prostaglandin F2α injection in Zebu cattle under continuous observation

    A. Orihuela;C. Galina;J. Escobar;E. Riquelme

  • Effects of human-animal relationship on animal productivity and welfare.

    Daniel Mota-Rojas;Donald Maurice Broom;Agustín Orihuela;Antonio Velarde

  • Some effects of repeated handling and the use of a mask on stress responses in zebu cattle during restraint.

    O. Andrade;A. Orihuela;J. Solano;C.S. Galina

  • Effect of suckling (‘restricted suckling’) on dairy cows’ udder health and milk let-down and their calves’ weight gain, feed intake and behaviour

    S. Fröberg;E. Gratte;K. Svennersten-Sjaunja;I. Olsson

  • Time lag between peak concentrations of plasma and salivary cortisol following a stressful procedure in dairy cattle

    Carlos E Hernandez;Tomas Thierfelder;Kerstin Svennersten-Sjaunja;Charlotte Berg

  • The effect of social rank on the physiological response during repeated stressful handling in Zebu cattle (Bos indicus).

    J. Solano;F. Galindo;A. Orihuela;C.S. Galina

  • The detection of estrus in cattle raised under tropical conditions: what we know and what we need to know.

    Carlos S. Galina;Agustín Orihuela

  • The Neurobiology of Behavior and Its Applicability for Animal Welfare: A Review

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  • Teaching animal welfare in veterinary schools in Latin America

    Daniel Mota-Rojas;Agustín Orihuela;Ana Strappini-Asteggiano;María Nelly Cajiao-Pachón

  • Effects of Separation of Cows and Calves on Reproductive Performance and Animal Welfare in Tropical Beef Cattle

    Agustín Orihuela;Carlos S. Galina

  • What Do We Know and Need to Know About Weaning in Sheep? An Overview of Weaning Practises, Stress and Welfare

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  • Thermal biology in river buffalo in the humid tropics: neurophysiological and behavioral responses assessed by infrared thermography

    Daniel Mota-Rojas;Fabio Napolitano;Ada Braghieri;Isabel Guerrero-Legarreta

  • Infrared thermal imaging associated with pain in laboratory animals.

    Daniel Mota-Rojas;Adriana Olmos-Hernández;Antonio Verduzco-Mendoza;Hugo Lecona-Butrón

  • Review: Management of livestock behavior to improve welfare and production.

    A. Orihuela

  • Effect of calf stimulus on the milk yield of Zebu-type cattle

    Agustin Orihuela

  • Effect of semen collection frequency on seasonal variation in sexual behaviour, testosterone, testicular size and semen characteristics of tropical hair rams (Ovis aries).

    V. Aguirre;A. Orihuela;R. Vázquez

  • Mother–young behaviours at lambing in grazing ewes: Effects of lamb sex and food restriction in pregnancy

    Aline Freitas-de-Melo;Rodolfo Ungerfeld;Maria José Hötzel;Maria José Abud

  • Effect of electro-ejaculation on the serum cortisol response of Criollo goats (Capra hircus)

    M. Ortiz-de-Montellano;F. Galindo-Maldonado;E.O. Cavazos-Arizpe;A.M. Aguayo-Arceo

  • Consequences of different suckling systems for reproductive activity and productivity of cattle in tropical conditions

    C.S. Galina;I. Rubio;H. Basurto;A. Orihuela

  • Assessment of the Impact of an Animal Welfare Educational Course with First Grade Children in Rural Schools in the State of Morelos, Mexico

    Virginio Aguirre;Agustín Orihuela

  • Changes in behavioural and physiological parameters associated with Taenia pisiformis infection in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) that may improve early detection of sick rabbits

    Miguel Angel Betancourt-Alonso;Agustín Orihuela;Virginio Aguirre;Reyes Vázquez

  • A note on behavioral responses to brief cow-calf separation and reunion in cattle (Bos indicus)

    Jaime Solano;Agustín Orihuela;Carlos S. Galina;Virginio Aguirre

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Mota-Rojas
Daniel Mota-Rojas Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Fabio Napolitano
Fabio Napolitano University of Basilicata
Maria José Hötzel
Maria José Hötzel Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Lena Lidfors
Lena Lidfors Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Ada Braghieri
Ada Braghieri University of Basilicata
Charlotte Berg
Charlotte Berg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Edward O. Price
Edward O. Price University of California, Davis
Antonio Velarde
Antonio Velarde Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Inma Estevez
Inma Estevez Ikerbasque
K. Svennersten-Sjaunja
K. Svennersten-Sjaunja Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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