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33
Citations
4122
World Ranking
1997
National Ranking
24

Overview

Inger Lise Andersen is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway and specializes in research within Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Veterinary fields. Their work prominently covers Animal Science and Zoology, alongside significant contributions to Small Animals, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Social Psychology.

The researcher's primary focus lies in Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, supported by extensive research related to Animal Nutrition and Physiology. Additional topics covered include Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health, and Human-Animal Interaction Studies.

Frequent publication venues for Andersen's work include Applied Animal Behaviour Science, SSRN Electronic Journal, Agriculture, Animals, and animal, reflecting a consistent contribution to both behavioral and agricultural sciences.

Their recent papers include:

  • "Which types of rooting material give weaner pigs most pleasure?", 2020, Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • "DigiPig: First Developments of an Automated Monitoring System for Body, Head and Tail Detection in Intensive Pig Farming", 2021, Agriculture
  • "Farrowing Pens for Individually Loose-Housed Sows: Results on the Development of the SowComfort Farrowing Pen", 2022, Agriculture
  • "Sheep's learning ability and behavioural response to a fully automated virtual fencing system", 2023, Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • "Welfare and performance of finishing pigs on commercial farms: Associations with group size, floor space per pig and feed type", 2023, Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Frequently collaborating coauthors include:

  • Marko Ocepek
  • Ruth C. Newberry
  • Judit Vas
  • Knut Egil Bøe
  • Signe Lovise Thingnes

Best Publications

  • Group size, density and social dynamics in farm animals

    Inma Estevez;Inger-Lise Andersen;Eric Nævdal

  • Crushing of piglets by the mother sow (Sus scrofa) - purely accidental or a poor mother?

    Inger Lise Andersen;Synne Berg;Knut Egil Bøe

  • Maternal investment, sibling competition, and offspring survival with increasing litter size and parity in pigs (Sus scrofa).

    Inger Lise Andersen;Eric Nævdal;Knut Egil Bøe

  • The effects of weight asymmetry and resource distribution on aggression in groups of unacquainted pigs.

    Inger Lise Andersen;Hilde Andenæs;Knut Egil Bøe;Per Jensen

  • INVITED REVIEW: Piglet mortality: Management solutions

    R. D. Kirkden;D. M. Broom;I. L. Andersen

  • Neonatal piglet traits of importance for survival in crates and indoor pens

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  • Aggression and group size in domesticated pigs, Sus scrofa: 'when the winner takes it all and the loser is standing small'

    I.L. Andersen;E. Nævdal;M. Bakken;K.E. Bøe

  • Resting behaviour and displacements in ewes—effects of reduced lying space and pen shape

    Knut Egil Bøe;Synne Berg;Inger Lise Andersen

  • Increased group size reduces conflicts and strengthens the preference for familiar group mates after regrouping of weaned dairy calves ( Bos taurus )

    Gry Færevik;Inger L. Andersen;Margit B. Jensen;Knut E. Bøe

  • The influence of different feeding arrangements and food type on competition at feeding in pregnant sows

    Inger Lise Andersen;Knut Egil Bøe;Anne Lein Kristiansen

  • Behavioural evaluation of methods for assessing fear responses in weaned pigs.

    Inger Lise Andersen;Knut Egil Bøe;Gry Fœrevik;Andrew M Janczak

  • Preferences of sheep for different types of pen flooring

    Gry Færevik;Inger Lise Andersen;Knut Egil Bøe

  • Resting pattern and social interactions in goats—The impact of size and organisation of lying space

    Inger Lise Andersen;Knut Egil Bøe

  • Feed intake and social interactions in dairy goats—The effects of feeding space and type of roughage

    Grete Helen Meisfjord Jørgensen;Inger Lise Andersen;Knut Egil Bøe

  • Management routines at the time of farrowing—effects on teat success and postnatal piglet mortality from loose housed sows

    Guro Vasdal;Ingrid Østensen;Michala Melišová;Barbora Bozděchová

  • Relationship between postnatal piglet mortality, environmental factors and management around farrowing in herds with loose-housed, lactating sows

    Inger Lise Andersen;Gunhild Melbø Tajet;Ingeborg Anni Haukvik;Solveig Kongsrud

  • Piglet mortality: the impact of induction of farrowing using prostaglandins and oxytocin.

    R.D. Kirkden;D.M. Broom;I.L. Andersen

  • Drying and warming immediately after birth may reduce piglet mortality in loose-housed sows.

    I. L. Andersen;I. A. Haukvik;K. E. Bøe

  • Social instability increases aggression in groups of dairy goats, but with minor consequences for the goats’ growth, kid production and development

    Inger Lise Andersen;Sabine Roussel;Erik Ropstad;Bjarne Olai Braastad

  • Effects of diazepam on the behaviour of weaned pigs in three putative models of anxiety.

    Inger Lise Andersen;Gry Færevik;Knut Egil Bøe;Andrew M. Janczak

  • Increasing the piglets’ use of the creep area—A battle against biology?

    Guro Vasdal;Marit Glærum;Michala Melišová;Knut E. Bøe

  • Resting pattern and social behaviour of dairy calves housed in pens with different sized lying areas

    Gry Færevik;Kari Tjentland;Stine Løvik;Inger Lise Andersen

Frequent Co-Authors

Knut Egil Bøe
Knut Egil Bøe Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Andrew M. Janczak
Andrew M. Janczak Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Ruth C. Newberry
Ruth C. Newberry Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Sandra A. Edwards
Sandra A. Edwards Newcastle University
Donald M. Broom
Donald M. Broom University of Cambridge
Greg M. Cronin
Greg M. Cronin University of Sydney
Lene Juul Pedersen
Lene Juul Pedersen Aarhus University
Bjarne O. Braastad
Bjarne O. Braastad Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Anna Valros
Anna Valros University of Helsinki
Margit Bak Jensen
Margit Bak Jensen Aarhus University

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