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D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
33
Citations
4077
World Ranking
2000
National Ranking
163

Best Publications

  • Dog training methods: their use, effectiveness and interaction with behaviour and welfare

    E. F. Hiby;N. J. Rooney;J. W. S. Bradshaw

  • Behavioural and glucocorticoid responses of dogs (Canis familiaris) to kennelling: Investigating mitigation of stress by prior habituation.

    Nicola J. Rooney;Samantha A. Gaines;Samantha A. Gaines;John W.S. Bradshaw

  • Behavioural and physiological responses of dogs entering re-homing kennels.

    Elly F Hiby;Nicola J Rooney;John W S Bradshaw

  • Training methods and owner-dog interactions: Links with dog behaviour and learning ability

    Nicola Jane Rooney;Sarah Cowan

  • A practitioner's guide to working dog welfare

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  • Do dogs respond to play signals given by humans

    Nicola J. Rooney;John W. S. Bradshaw;I. A. N. H. Robinson

  • A comparison of dog-dog and dog-human play behaviour

    Nicola J Rooney;John W.S Bradshaw;Ian H Robinson

  • The current state of welfare, housing and husbandry of the English pet rabbit population.

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  • Minimizing fear and anxiety in working dogs: A review

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  • Investigation into the Value of Trained Glycaemia Alert Dogs to Clients with Type I Diabetes

    Nicola J. Rooney;Steve Morant;Claire Guest

  • Breed and sex differences in the behavioural attributes of specialist search dogs - a questionnaire survey of trainers and handlers

    Nicola J Rooney;John W.S Bradshaw

  • Validation of a method for assessing the ability of trainee specialist search dogs

    Nicola Jane Rooney;Samantha Anne Gaines;Samantha Anne Gaines;John William Stephen Bradshaw;Stephen Penman

  • British Society of Animal Science

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  • Why do adult dogs ‘play’?

    John W S Bradshaw;Anne J Pullen;Nicola J Rooney

  • Attributes of specialist search dogs--a questionnaire survey of UK dog handlers and trainers.

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  • Social cognition in the domestic dog: behaviour of spectators towards participants in interspecific games

    Nicola J. Rooney;John W.S. Bradshaw

  • Pain and analgesia in pet rabbits within the veterinary environment: a review.

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  • An experimental study of the effects of play upon the dog–human relationship

    Nicola J Rooney;John W.S Bradshaw

  • Pedigree Dog Breeding in the UK: A major welfare concern?

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  • The Domestic Dog: its evolution, behavior and interactions with people.

    John Bradshaw;Nicola J Rooney

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