Running list of links to articles and books referenced in my social feeds and other recommended reading.* *There's a lot of links here, shoot me a heads-up if you ever find a broken or extinct one!
Dixon LM, Brocklehurst S, Sandilands V, Bateson M, Tolkamp BJ, et al. (2014) Measuring Motivation for Appetitive Behaviour: Food-Restricted Broiler Breeder Chickens Cross a Water Barrier to Forage in an Area of Wood Shavings without Food. PLOS ONE 9(7): e102322. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102322
von Keyserlingk, Marina AG, et al. "Benchmarking cow comfort on North American freestall dairies: Lameness, leg injuries, lying time, facility design, and management for high-producing Holstein dairy cows." Journal of dairy science 95.12 (2012): 7399-7408.
What would a cow prefer? Dr. Jennifer Van Os studies the biology and behavior of dairy cows to help make the animals more comfortable, farms more efficient, and consumers less wary. GROW Wisconsin's Magazine for the Life Sciences.
Shields, S. J., J. P. Garner, and J. A. Mench. "Effect of sand and wood-shavings bedding on the behavior of broiler chickens." Poultry science 84.12 (2005): 1816-1824.
Martin, Christopher D., and B. A. Mullens. "Housing and dustbathing effects on northern fowl mites (Ornithonyssus sylviarum) and chicken body lice (Menacanthus stramineus) on hens." Medical and veterinary entomology 26.3 (2012): 323-333.
Manteuffel, G., J. Langbein, and B. Puppe. "From operant learning to cognitive enrichment in farm animal housing: bases and applicability." Animal Welfare 18.1 (2009): 87-95.
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Cerqueira, Marco, et al. "Cognitive appraisal of environmental stimuli induces emotion-like states in fish." Scientific reports 7.1 (2017): 1-10.
Lindig, Abigail M., Paul D. McGreevy, and Angela J. Crean. "Musical Dogs: A Review of the Influence of Auditory Enrichment on Canine Health and Behavior." Animals 10.1 (2020): 127.