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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
31
Citations
2767
World Ranking
2363
National Ranking
193

Best Publications

  • The accumulation of skin lesions and their use as a predictor of individual aggressiveness in pigs

    Simon P. Turner;Mark J. Farnworth;Ian M.S. White;Sue Brotherstone

  • Great expectations, inconvenient truths, and the paradoxes of the dog-owner relationship for owners of brachycephalic dogs.

    Rowena M. A. Packer;Dan G. O’Neill;Francesca Fletcher;Mark J. Farnworth

  • The effects of weaning on the domestic horse (Equus caballus)

    Natalie K. Waran;Nancy Clarke;Mark Farnworth

  • Purchasing popular purebreds: investigating the influence of breed-type on the pre-purchase motivations and behaviour of dog owners

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  • Indoors or Outdoors? An International Exploration of Owner Demographics and Decision Making Associated with Lifestyle of Pet Cats

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  • The assessment of emotional expression in dogs using a Free Choice Profiling methodology

    J Walker;A. Dale;N. Waran;Nancy C M Clarke

  • What's in a name? Perceptions of stray and feral cat welfare and control in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

    Mark J. Farnworth;Joanna Campbell;Nigel J. Adams

  • Heritability of post-mixing aggressiveness in grower-stage pigs and its relationship with production traits

    S. P. Turner;I. M. S. White;S. Brotherstone;M. J. Farnworth

  • Bayesian analysis of genetic associations of skin lesions and behavioural traits to identify genetic components of individual aggressiveness in pigs

    S. P. Turner;R. Roehe;W. Mekkawy;M. J. Farnworth;M. J. Farnworth

  • Owner personality and the wellbeing of their cats share parallels with the parent-child relationship.

    Lauren R. Finka;Joanna Ward;Mark J. Farnworth;Daniel S. Mills

  • A systematic review of social and environmental factors and their implications for indoor cat welfare

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  • Geometric morphometrics for the study of facial expressions in non-human animals, using the domestic cat as an exemplar.

    Lauren R. Finka;Stelio P. Luna;Juliana T. Brondani;Yorgos Tzimiropoulos

  • Prioritizing cat-owner behaviors for a campaign to reduce wildlife depredation

    Wayne L. Linklater;Wayne L. Linklater;Mark J. Farnworth;Yolanda van Heezik;Kevin J. Stafford

  • Come for the looks, stay for the personality? A mixed methods investigation of reacquisition and owner recommendation of Bulldogs, French Bulldogs and Pugs.

    Rowena M. A. Packer;Dan G. O’Neill;Francesca Fletcher;Mark J. Farnworth

  • A survey of owners' perceptions of fear of fireworks in a sample of dogs and cats in New Zealand

    Arnja Dale;Jessica Walker;Mark Farnworth;S. V. Morrissey

  • Flat Feline Faces: Is Brachycephaly Associated with Respiratory Abnormalities in the Domestic Cat (Felis catus)?

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  • Conservation Education: Are Zoo Animals Effective Ambassadors and Is There Any Cost to Their Welfare?

    Sarah L. Spooner;Mark J. Farnworth;Samantha J. Ward;Katherine M. Whitehouse-Tedd

  • Research challenges and conservation implications for urban cat management in New Zealand.

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  • Current Attitudes Toward, and Incidence of, Sterilization of Cats and Dogs by Caregivers (Owners) in Auckland, New Zealand

    Stacey A. McKay;Mark J. Farnworth;Natalie K. Waran

  • Noise exposure, music, and animals in the laboratory: a commentary based on Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum (LAREF) discussions.

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