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Tina M. Widowski

Tina M. Widowski

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
43
Citations
6235
World Ranking
942
National Ranking
69

Overview

Tina M. Widowski is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada. Their research primarily spans the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on fields such as Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, and Insect Science.

The principal topics covered in their research include Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Livestock and Poultry Management, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Meat and Animal Product Quality, and Bird parasitology and diseases.

Widowski has published extensively in several venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Poultry Science
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • Royal Society Open Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Scientific Reports

Recent publications by Widowski cover various aspects of broiler chicken behavior, growth, and welfare, as well as veterinary examination outcomes in dogs. Some of their notable recent papers are:

  • In pursuit of a better broiler: a comparison of the inactivity, behavior, and enrichment use of fast- and slower growing broiler chickens, 2021, Poultry Science
  • In pursuit of a better broiler: growth, efficiency, and mortality of 16 strains of broiler chickens, 2020, Poultry Science
  • Evaluation of associations between owner presence and indicators of fear in dogs during routine veterinary examinations, 2020, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
  • In pursuit of a better broiler: carcass traits and muscle myopathies in conventional and slower-growing strains of broiler chickens, 2021, Poultry Science
  • Effects of Maternal Stress on Measures of Anxiety and Fearfulness in Different Strains of Laying Hens, 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Their frequent collaborators include Elijah G. Kiarie, Stephanie Torrey, Ana K. Rentsch, Janice M. Siegford, and Alexandra Harlander, each co-authoring multiple works with Widowski. The collaboration with these coauthors demonstrates a network of research partnerships within animal science and related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Effects of a Subacute Ruminal Acidosis Model on the Diet Selection of Dairy Cows

    J.E. Keunen;J.C. Plaizier;L. Kyriazakis;T.F. Duffield

  • The effects of weaning at 7, 14 and 28 days on piglet behaviour

    E.K Worobec;I.J.H Duncan;T.M Widowski

  • Working for a dustbath: are hens increasing pleasure rather than reducing suffering?

    Tina M Widowski;Ian J.H Duncan

  • Methods for assessment of keel bone damage in poultry

    T Casey-Trott;J L T Heerkens;M Petrik;P Regmi

  • On-farm comparison of keel fracture prevalence and other welfare indicators in conventional cage and floor-housed laying hens in Ontario, Canada

    Mike T. Petrik;Michele T. Guerin;Tina M. Widowski

  • Electro-immobilization versus mechanical restraint in an avoid-avoid choice test for ewes.

    Temple Grandin;Stanley E. Curtis;Tina M. Widowski;John C. Thurmon

  • Behavioral Responses of Periparturient Sows and Juvenile Pigs to Prostaglandin F2α

    Tina M. Widowski;Stanley E. Curtis

  • Male broiler breeder fowl display high levels of aggression toward females

    S. T. Millman;I. J. H. Duncan;T. M. Widowski

  • Effects of resistance to milk flow and the provision of hay on nonnutritive sucking by dairy calves.

    D.B. Haley;D.B. Haley;J. Rushen;I.J.H. Duncan;T.M. Widowski

  • External factors and causation of dustbathing in domestic hens.

    Ian J.H Duncan;Tina M Widowski;Anne E Malleau;A.Cecilia Lindberg

  • Measures of insensibility used to determine effective stunning and killing of poultry

    M. A. Erasmus;P. V. Turner;T. M. Widowski

  • The preferences of hens for compact fluorescent over incandescent lighting

    Tina M. Widowski;Linda J. Keeling;Ian J. H. Duncan

  • Nursing does affect the duration of the post-partum to ovulation interval in cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus)

    T. E. Ziegler;T. M. Widowski;M. L. Larson;C. T. Snowdon

  • The importance of rest in young domestic fowl

    Anne E. Malleau;Ian J.H. Duncan;Tina M. Widowski;James L. Atkinson

  • Effect of age on the behavioral and physiological responses of piglets to tail docking and ear notching.

    S. Torrey;N. Devillers;M. Lessard;C. Farmer

  • Development of ingestive behaviour and the relationship to belly nosing in early-weaned piglets

    Tina M. Widowski;Stephanie Torrey;Clover J. Bench;Harold W. Gonyou

  • Belly-nosing in early-weaned piglets is not influenced by diet quality or the presence of milk in the diet.

    J. M. Gardner;C. F. M. de Lange;T. M. Widowski

  • Reliability of temperament tests on finishing pigs in group-housing and comparison to social tests

    Jennifer A. Brown;Cate Dewey;Cornelius F.M. Delange;Ira B. Mandell

  • Using time to insensibility and estimated time of death to evaluate a nonpenetrating captive bolt, cervical dislocation, and blunt trauma for on-farm killing of turkeys

    M. A. Erasmus;P. Lawlis;I. J. H. Duncan;T. M. Widowski

  • In pursuit of a better broiler: a comparison of the inactivity, behavior, and enrichment use of fast- and slower growing broiler chickens.

    Lauren C. Dawson;Tina M. Widowski;Zhenzhen Liu;A. Michelle Edwards

  • The influence of straw, cloth tassel, or both on the prepartum behavior of sows

    Tina M. Widowski;Stanley E. Curtis

  • Temperature and Humidity Conditions in Trucks Transporting Pigs in Two Seasons in Eastern and Western Canada

    J. A. Brown;T. S. Samarakone;T. Crowe;R. Bergeron

  • The role of males in the stimulation of reproductive function in female cotton-top tamarins, Saguinus o. oedipus

    Tina M. Widowski;Toni E. Ziegler;A. Margaret Elowson;Charles T. Snowdon

  • Prepartum behavior of gilts in three farrowing environments.

    William L. Heckt;Tina M. Widowski;Stanley E. Curtis;Harold W. Gonyou

  • Rearing system affects prevalence of keel-bone damage in laying hens: a longitudinal study of four consecutive flocks.

    T. M. Casey-Trott;M. T. Guerin;V. Sandilands;S. Torrey

  • Opportunities for exercise during pullet rearing, Part I: Effect on the musculoskeletal characteristics of pullets.

    T. M. Casey-Trott;D. R. Korver;M. T. Guerin;V. Sandilands

  • Factors associated with in-transit losses of market hogs in Ontario in 2001.

    Charles Haley;Catherine E. Dewey;Tina Widowski;Zvonimir Poljak

  • The effects of subacute ruminal acidosis on sodium bicarbonate-supplemented water intake for lactating dairy cows

    G. Cottee;I. Kyriazakis;T.M. Widowski;M.I. Lindinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephanie Torrey
Stephanie Torrey University of Guelph
Ian J.H. Duncan
Ian J.H. Duncan University of Guelph
Suzanne T. Millman
Suzanne T. Millman Iowa State University
Harold W. Gonyou
Harold W. Gonyou University of Saskatchewan
Robert M. Friendship
Robert M. Friendship University of Guelph
Luigi Faucitano
Luigi Faucitano Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Renée Bergeron
Renée Bergeron University of Guelph
Elijah G. Kiarie
Elijah G. Kiarie University of Guelph
Brian W. McBride
Brian W. McBride University of Guelph
Ira B. Mandell
Ira B. Mandell University of Guelph

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