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Overview

B. L. Nielsen is affiliated with INRAE: Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Veterinary and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on the subfields of Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, Social Psychology, and Ecology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Animal testing and alternatives
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Vincent Bombail
  • Sarah M. Brown
  • Tayla J. Hammond
  • Simone Meddle
  • A.B. Lawrence

B. L. Nielsen has published notably in several venues, including:

  • Animal Welfare (12 publications)
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science (6 publications)
  • F1000Research (4 publications)
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (3 publications)
  • PNAS Nexus (1 publication)

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by B. L. Nielsen include:

  • "Sensory Abilities of Horses and Their Importance for Equitation Science," 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Seven steps to enhance Open Science practices in animal science," 2022, PNAS Nexus
  • "Genome editing and farmed animal breeding: social and ethical issues," 2022, Animal Welfare
  • "Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on animal behaviour and welfare researchers," 2021, Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • "An international perspective on ethics approval in animal behaviour and welfare research," 2022, Applied Animal Behaviour Science

In addition to articles, B. L. Nielsen has contributed to book publications, including the title Asking animals: an introduction to animal behaviour testing published by CABI eBooks in 2020.

Best Publications

  • The serological response to Salmonella serovars typhimurium and infantis in experimentally infected pigs. The time course followed with an indirect anti-LPS ELISA and bacteriological examinations

    B. Nielsen;Dorte Lau Baggesen;Flemming Bager;J. Haugegaard

  • Genotype and feeding system effects and interactions for health and fertility traits in dairy cattle

    Jennie E. Pryce;Birte L. Nielsen;Roel F. Veerkamp;Geoff Simm

  • On the interpretation of feeding behaviour measures and the use of feeding rate as an indicator of social constraint

    Birte L Nielsen

  • Foot Pad Dermatitis and Hock Burn in Broiler Chickens and Degree of Inheritance

    J B Kjaer;G Su;B L Nielsen;P Sørensen

  • Effect of group size on feeding behaviour, social behaviour, and performance of growing pigs using single-space feeders

    Birte L. Nielsen;Alistair B. Lawrence;Colin T. Whittemore

  • Satiety splits feeding behaviour into bouts

    B J Tolkamp;D J Allcroft;Elizabeth Austin;B L Nielsen

  • Responses of horses to novel visual, olfactory and auditory stimuli

    Janne Winther Christensen;Linda Jane Keeling;Birte Lindstrøm Nielsen

  • Staying good while playing god--the ethics of breeding farm animals.

    P Sandoe;B L Nielsen;L G Christensen;P Sorensen

  • Aggressive behaviour of sows at mixing and maternal behaviour are heritable and genetically correlated traits

    Peter Løvendahl;Lars Holm Damgaard;Birte Lindstrøm Nielsen;Karen Thodberg

  • Feed and strain effects on the use of outdoor areas by broilers.

    B L Nielsen;M G Thomsen;J P Sørensen;J F Young

  • Road transport of farm animals: effects of journey duration on animal welfare.

    B. L. Nielsen;L. Dybkjær;M. S. Herskin

  • The correlation between Salmonella serology and isolation of Salmonella in Danish pigs at slaughter

    L.L Sørensen;L Alban;B Nielsen;J Dahl

  • A new Salmonella surveillance and control programme in Danish pig herds and slaughterhouses.

    B. Nielsen;L. Alban;H. Stege;L. L. Sørensen

  • Elimination of Salmonella typhimurium infection by the strategic movement of pigs

    J. Dahl;Anne Wingstrand;B. Nielsen;Dorte Lau Baggesen

  • Effects of qualitative and quantitative feed restriction on the activity of broiler chickens

    Birte L. Nielsen;Melissa Litherland;Flemming Nøddegaard

  • Feeding behaviour of growing pigs using single or multi-space feeders

    Birte L. Nielsen;Alistair B. Lawrence;Colin T. Whittemore

  • Effects of a calm companion on fear reactions in naive test horses.

    J. W. Christensen;J. W. Christensen;J. Malmkvist;B. L. Nielsen;L. J. Keeling

  • The effects of straw bedding on the feeding and social behaviour of growing pigs fed by means of single-space feeders

    CA Morgan;LA Deans;Alistair Lawrence;BL Nielsen

  • Proportion of insoluble fibre in the diet affects behaviour and hunger in broiler breeders growing at similar rates.

    B. L. Nielsen;B. L. Nielsen;K. Thodberg;J. Malmkvist;S. Steenfeldt

  • Staying Good While Playing God - The Ethics of Breeding Farm Animals

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  • Effects of Feed Composition and Stage of Lactation on the Short-term Feeding Behavior of Dairy Cows

    N.C. Friggens;B.L. Nielsen;I. Kyriazakis;B.J. Tolkamp

  • Risk factors associated with the incidence of ketosis in dairy cows

    L.K. Rasmussen;B.L. Nielsen;J.E. Pryce;T.T. Mottram

  • Selection on feather pecking affects response to novelty and foraging behaviour in laying hens

    Elske N. de Haas;Elske N. de Haas;Birte L. Nielsen;A.J. (Bart) Buitenhuis;T. Bas Rodenburg

  • Behavioural aspects of feeding constraints: do broilers follow their gut feelings?

    Birte Lindstrøm Nielsen

  • Effects of single-space feeder design on feeding behaviour and performance of growing pigs

    B. L. Nielsen;Alistair Lawrence;C. T. Whittemore

  • Effects of genotype, feed type and lactational stage on the time budget of dairy cows

    Birte L. Nielsen;Roel F. Veerkamp;Alistair B. Lawrence

  • Investigation of the relationship between farrowing environment, sex steroid concentrations and maternal aggression in gilts.

    KA McLean;Alistair Lawrence;JC Petherick;L Deans

  • The Use of Feeding Behaviour in the Assessment of Animal Welfare

    Birte L. Nielsen;Birte L. Nielsen;Ingrid C. de Jong;Trevor J. De Vries

  • Effects of calcium deficiency in broilers on the use of outdoor areas, foraging activity and production parameters

    Janne Winther Christensen;Birte Lindstrøm Nielsen;Jette F Young;Flemming Nøddegaard

  • Feeding activity in groups of newly hatched broiler chicks: Effects of strain and hatching time

    B.L. Nielsen;H.R. Juul-Madsen;S. Steenfeldt;Joergen Kjaer

  • Implications of food patch distribution on social foraging in domestic pigs (Sus scrofa)

    Liat Romme Thomsen;Liat Romme Thomsen;Birte Lindstrøm Nielsen;Ole Næsbye Larsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Alistair Lawrence
Alistair Lawrence Scotland's Rural College
Colin T. Whittemore
Colin T. Whittemore University of Edinburgh
Guosheng Su
Guosheng Su Aarhus University
Peter Sørensen
Peter Sørensen Aarhus University
Roel F. Veerkamp
Roel F. Veerkamp Wageningen University & Research
Bert J. Tolkamp
Bert J. Tolkamp Scotland's Rural College
Ilias Kyriazakis
Ilias Kyriazakis Queen's University Belfast
Björn Forkman
Björn Forkman University of Copenhagen
Jennie E. Pryce
Jennie E. Pryce La Trobe University

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