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Animal Science and Veterinary
Canada
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
110
Citations
39301
World Ranking
7
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Canada Leader Award
  • 2020 - UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
  • 2020 - Zinpro Award for Excellence in Dairy Science, American Dairy Science Association

Overview

Daniel M. Weary is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and has an extensive research portfolio centered on animal welfare and livestock management. The main fields of study include Veterinary science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, they focus on subfields such as Small Animals, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Plant Science, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

Their research covers a variety of topics, with a strong emphasis on Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, and the Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock. Additional areas of focus include Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Agriculture and Farm Safety, Animal health and immunology, and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock.

Recent significant publications by Daniel M. Weary include:

  • Effect of cow-calf contact on cow motivation to reunite with their calf, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Public attitude toward and perceptions of dairy cattle welfare in cow-calf management systems differing in type of social and maternal contact, 2022, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Long-term consistency of personality traits of cattle, 2020, Royal Society Open Science
  • Understanding Behavioural Development of Calves in Natural Settings to Inform Calf Management, 2021, Animals
  • Citizen views on genome editing: effects of species and purpose, 2021, Agriculture and Human Values

Frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated include:

  • M.A.G. von Keyserlingk
  • Benjamin Lecorps
  • Borbala Foris
  • Katherine E. Koralesky
  • Emeline Nogues

Daniel M. Weary publishes regularly in several academic venues, with numerous contributions to the Journal of Dairy Science, PLoS ONE, Animals, JDS Communications, and Scientific Reports.

This researcher has been recognized with awards such as the UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science from the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare and the Zinpro Award for Excellence in Dairy Science by the American Dairy Science Association, both awarded in 2020.

Best Publications

  • A scientific conception of animal welfare that reflects ethical concerns.

    D. Fraser;D. M. Weary;E. A. Pajor;B. N. Milligan

  • Prepartum behavior and dry matter intake identify dairy cows at risk for metritis

    J.M. Huzzey;D.M. Veira;D.M. Weary;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk

  • Effects of Ad Libitum Milk Intake on Dairy Calves

    J. Jasper;D.M. Weary

  • Invited review: Effects of milk ration on solid feed intake, weaning, and performance in dairy heifers

    M.A. Khan;D.M. Weary;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk

  • Invited review: The welfare of dairy cattle--key concepts and the role of science.

    M.A.G. von Keyserlingk;J. Rushen;A.M. de Passillé;D.M. Weary

  • Board-invited review: Using behavior to predict and identify ill health in animals.

    D. M. Weary;J. M. Huzzey;M. A. G. von Keyserlingk

  • Effect of hoof pathologies on subjective assessments of dairy cow gait.

    F.C. Flower;D.M. Weary

  • Understanding weaning distress

    Daniel M. Weary;Jennifer Jasper;Maria J. Hötzel

  • Invited review: Transitioning from milk to solid feed in dairy heifers.

    M.A. Khan;A. Bach;D.M. Weary;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk

  • Identifying and preventing pain in animals

    Daniel M. Weary;Lee Niel;Frances C. Flower;David Fraser

  • Effects of pasture on lameness in dairy cows.

    O. Hernandez-Mendo;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk;D.M. Veira;D.M. Weary

  • Effect of feeding space on the inter-cow distance, aggression, and feeding behavior of free-stall housed lactating dairy cows.

    T.J. DeVries;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk;D.M. Weary

  • Technical note: Validation of a system for monitoring rumination in dairy cows.

    K. Schirmann;K. Schirmann;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk;D.M. Weary;D.M. Veira

  • Overstocking Reduces Lying Time in Dairy Cows

    J.A. Fregonesi;C.B. Tucker;D.M. Weary

  • Benchmarking cow comfort on North American freestall dairies: Lameness, leg injuries, lying time, facility design, and management for high-producing Holstein dairy cows

    M.A.G. von Keyserlingk;A. Barrientos;K. Ito;K. Ito;E. Galo

  • Effects of early separation on the dairy cow and calf

    Frances C Flower;Daniel M Weary

  • Reducing pain after dehorning in dairy calves.

    P.M. Faulkner;D.M. Weary

  • Effects of early separation on the dairy cow and calf. 1. Separation at 6 h, 1 day and 4 days after birth

    Daniel M. Weary;Beverly Chua

  • Lying behavior as an indicator of lameness in dairy cows.

    K. Ito;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk;S.J. LeBlanc;D.M. Weary

  • Changes in Feeding, Drinking, and Standing Behavior of Dairy Cows During the Transition Period

    J.M. Huzzey;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk;D.M. Weary

  • Effects of three types of free-stall surfaces on preferences and stall usage by dairy cows.

    Cassandra B Tucker;Daniel M. Weary;David Fraser

  • Hay intake improves performance and rumen development of calves fed higher quantities of milk

    M.A. Khan;D.M. Weary;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk

Frequent Co-Authors

M.A.G. von Keyserlingk
M.A.G. von Keyserlingk University of British Columbia
David Fraser
David Fraser University of British Columbia
Jeffrey Rushen
Jeffrey Rushen University of British Columbia
Cassandra B. Tucker
Cassandra B. Tucker University of California, Davis
A.M. de Passillé
A.M. de Passillé University of British Columbia
D. M. Veira
D. M. Veira Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Edmond A. Pajor
Edmond A. Pajor University of Calgary
Maria José Hötzel
Maria José Hötzel Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Donald L. Kramer
Donald L. Kramer McGill University
Ken E. Leslie
Ken E. Leslie University of Guelph

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