Research & Integrated Projects Funded in 2023
Bernard P, Spears J, Bigelow L. The effect of common laboratory ultrasounds on rat behaviour and physiology
Saksida S, Fast M, Reynolds K, Whyte S. Environmental enrichment for stress reduction in land-based salmonid aquaculture
VanLeeuwen J, Hall D, Ritter C, Rao J, Muunda E. Motivations and cost-effectiveness of improved cow comfort on smallholder dairy production systems in Kenya
Ongoing Research & Integrated Projects
Cusack L, Proudfoot K, VanLeeuwen C. The impact of volunteering with a wildlife service on empathy in veterinary students
Overall K, Proudfoot K, Montelpare W, Martin C. Effects of early life experiences on later problematic behaviours in homeless, rescue shelter kittens
Bernard P, Spears J. The Effect of Rearing in a Shelved Environment on Behavioural and Physiological Markers of Welfare
Bernard P, Spears J, Bigelow L. Identifying optimal experimenter handling and familiarization protocols that can be universally implemented to improve lab animal welfare
Overall K, Montelpare W, Proudfoot K, Squair, C. Effects of veterinary handling on canine behaviour and physiology: Must we scare dogs?
Ritter C, Proudfoot K, MacMillan K, Elsohaby I, McKenna S. Assessment and improvement of horse welfare on Prince Edward Island through benchmarking and a better understanding of horse caretakers’ decision-making
Mellish M. Pilot Project: Working donkey welfare assessment and owner education in Meru County, Kenya
Proudfoot K, McKenna S, Meagher R, Gordon M. Understanding the natural behaviour and stress response of newborn dairy calves with Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus
VanLeeuwen J, Heider L, Keefe G, McKenna S, Kariuki E, Gitau, G. Prevention of bovine mastitis through a combination of cow comfort and mastitis interventions on smallholder dairy farms in Kenya with the University of Nairobi and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship
Stoughton WB, Bressan N. Development of an equine nasogastric intubation simulator as an aid or alternative to the use of animals in teaching
Mellish M, S Puchalski, Z Lucas, Daoust P-Y, J Stull. Assessment of welfare of Sable Island horses through morphometric and radiographic hoof evaluation