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Lene Munksgaard

Lene Munksgaard

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
37
Citations
5717
World Ranking
1485
National Ranking
38

Overview

Lene Munksgaard is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark, where the primary focus of their research lies in agricultural and biological sciences. Their work integrates multiple subfields including animal science and zoology, genetics, small animals, agronomy and crop science, and aspects of social psychology.

The scientist's research concentrates on several main topics such as effects of environmental stressors on livestock, animal behavior and welfare studies, reproductive physiology in livestock, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, infant health and development, and human-animal interaction studies.

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften (ZB MED)
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Journal of Dairy Research
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience

Lene Munksgaard has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, with the most common collaborators being:

  • Sadjad Danesh Mesgaran
  • Björn Kuhla
  • D.J. Humphries
  • M. Terré
  • E. Kennedy

The following selection of recent papers highlights the scope and focus of their work:

  • Changes to steps, lying, and eating behavior during lactation in Jersey and Holstein cows and the relationship to feed intake, yield, and weight, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Technical note: Random forests prediction of daily eating time of dairy cows from 3-dimensional accelerometer and radiofrequency identification, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Feasibility of EVolutionary OPeration (EVOP) as a concept for herd-specific management in commercial dairy herds, 2020, Livestock Science
  • Feeding and Manual Brushing Influence the Release of Oxytocin, ACTH and Cortisol Differently During Milking in Dairy Cows, 2022, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • The relationship between feed efficiency and behaviour differs between lactating Holstein and Jersey cows, 2023, Journal of Dairy Research

Best Publications

  • Quantifying behavioural priorities—effects of time constraints on behaviour of dairy cows, Bos taurus

    Lene Munksgaard;Margit B. Jensen;Lene J. Pedersen;Steffen W. Hansen

  • Fear of people by cows and effects on milk yield, behavior, and heart rate at milking.

    J. Rushen;A.M.B. de Passillé;L. Munksgaard

  • Behavioral and pituitary adrenal-axis responses of dairy cows to social isolation and deprivation of lying down.

    Lene Munksgaard;Henrik B. Simonsen

  • Human contact and the effects of acute stress on cows at milking.

    J Rushen;L Munksgaard;P.G Marnet;A.M DePassillé

  • The effect of reward duration on demand functions for rest in dairy heifers and lying requirements as measured by demand functions

    Margit Bak Jensen;Lene Juul Pedersen;Lene Munksgaard

  • Pain evaluation in dairy cattle

    Karina Bech Gleerup;Pia Haubro Andersen;Lene Munksgaard;Björn Forkman

  • Effects of Sand and Straw Bedding on the Lying Behavior, Cleanliness, and Hoof and Hock Injuries of Dairy Cows

    Marianna Norring;E Manninen;A. M de Passille;J Rushen

  • Behaviour of dairy cows kept in extensive (loose housing/pasture) or intensive (tie stall) environments II. Lying and lying-down behaviour

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  • Discrimination of People by Dairy Cows Based on Handling

    L. Munksgaard;A.M. De Passillé;J. Rushen;K. Thodberg

  • Evaluation of a lameness scoring system for dairy cows.

    P.T. Thomsen;L. Munksgaard;F.A. Tøgersen

  • Dairy cows’ fear of people: social learning, milk yield and behaviour at milking

    L Munksgaard;A.M DePassillé;J Rushen;M.S Herskin

  • Effect of single versus group housing and space allowance on responses of calves during open-field tests

    Margit Bak Jensen;Klaus S. Vestergaard;Christian C. Krohn;Lene Munksgaard

  • Influence of milk yield, stage of lactation, and body condition on dairy cattle lying behaviour measured using an automated activity monitoring sensor.

    Jeffrey M Bewley;Robert E Boyce;Jeremy Hockin;Lene Munksgaard

  • Effects of acute stressors on nociception, adrenocortical responses and behavior of dairy cows.

    Mette S. Herskin;Lene Munksgaard;Jan Ladewig

  • Quantifying walking and standing behaviour of dairy cows using a moving average based on output from an accelerometer.

    Lars Relund Nielsen;Asger Roer Pedersen;Mette S. Herskin;Lene Munksgaard

  • Behaviour of dairy cows kept in extensive (loose housing/pasture) or intensive (tie stall) environments I. Experimental procedure, facilities, time budgets — diurnal and seasonal conditions

    C.C. Krohn;L. Munksgaard;B. Jonasen

  • Lameness detection via leg-mounted accelerometers on dairy cows on four commercial farms

    Vivi Morkore Thorup;L. Munksgaard;Pierre-Emmanuel Robert;Hans Erhard

  • Measurement of acceleration while walking as an automated method for gait assessment in dairy cattle.

    N. Chapinal;A.M. de Passillé;M. Pastell;L. Hänninen

  • Effects of social and physical stressors on growth hormone levels in dairy cows

    Lene Munksgaard;Peter Løvendahl

  • Milk yield affects time budget of dairy cows in tie-stalls.

    M. Norring;A. Valros;Lene Munksgaard

  • Social isolation affects the motivation to work for food and straw in pigs as measured by operant conditioning techniques

    Lene Juul Pedersen;Margit Bak Jensen;Steffen W Hansen;Lene Munksgaard

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey Rushen
Jeffrey Rushen University of British Columbia
A.M. de Passillé
A.M. de Passillé University of British Columbia
Mette S. Herskin
Mette S. Herskin Aarhus University
Margit Bak Jensen
Margit Bak Jensen Aarhus University
Martin Riis Weisbjerg
Martin Riis Weisbjerg Aarhus University
Peter T. Thomsen
Peter T. Thomsen Aarhus University
Peter Løvendahl
Peter Løvendahl Aarhus University
Lene Juul Pedersen
Lene Juul Pedersen Aarhus University
Björn Forkman
Björn Forkman University of Copenhagen

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