Research Operations and Strategy

Research output

Research output per year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2006 2008 2023

• 23 Article
• 1 Chapter

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2018

  Heterosis in cattle crossbreeding schemes in tropical regions: meta-analysis of effects of breed combination, trait type, and climate on level of heterosis

  Bunning, H., Wall, E., Chagunda, M., Banos, G. & Simm, G., 20 Oct 2018, (First published) In: Journal of Animal Science. 97, 1, p. 29-34 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Breed 100%
  • Meta-Analysis 100%
  • Heterosis 100%
  • Milk Production 28%
  66 Downloads (Pure)
• 2014

  Behavioral and physiological responses of primiparous sows to mixing with older, unfamiliar sows

  Ison, S., Donald, R., Jarvis, S., Robson, S., Lawrence, A. & Rutherford, K., 2014, (First published) In: Journal of Animal Science. 92, 4, p. 1647 - 1655 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Gilts 100%
  • Sows 100%
  • Physiological Response 100%
  • Cortisol 30%
  • Pig 7%
  13 Citations (Scopus)
• 2010

  'Subordination style' in pigs? The response of pregnant sows to mixing stress affects their offspring's behaviour and stress reactivity

  Ison, S., D'Eath, R., Robson, S., Baxter, E., Ormandy, E., Douglas, A., Russell, J., Lawrence, A. & Jarvis, S., 2010, (First published) In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 124, p. 16 - 27 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pig 100%
  • Gilts 100%
  • Sows 100%
  • Amygdala 33%
  • Cortisol 33%
  25 Citations (Scopus)
• 2009

  Indicators of piglet survival in an outdoor farrowing system

  Baxter, E., Jarvis, S., Sherwood, L., Robson, S., Ormandy, E., Farish, M., Smurthwaite, K., Roehe, R., Lawrence, A. & Edwards, S., 2009, (First published) In: Livestock Science. 124, p. 266 - 276 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  84 Citations (Scopus)
• 2008

  Early weaning results in less active behaviour, accompanied by lower 5-HT1A and higher 5-HT2A receptor mRNA expression in specific brain regions of female pigs

  Sumner, B., D'Eath, R., Farnworth, M., Robson, S., Russell, J., Lawrence, A. & Jarvis, S., 2008, (First published) In: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 33, 8, p. 1077 - 1092 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Behavior (Neuroscience) 100%
  • 5-HT2A Receptor 100%
  • 5-HT1A Receptor 100%
  • Pig 100%
  • Protocerebrum 100%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of weaning age on the behavioural and neuroendocrine development of piglets

  Jarvis, S., Moinard, C., Robson, S., Sumner, B., Douglas, A., Seckl, J., Russell, J. & Lawrence, A., 2008, (First published) In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 110, p. 166 - 181 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  45 Citations (Scopus)

• Investigating the behavioural and physiological indicators of neonatal survival in pigs

  Baxter, E., Jarvis, S., D'Eath, R., Ross, D., Robson, S., Farish, M., Nevison, I., Lawrence, A. & Edwards, S., 2008, (First published) In: Theriogenology. 69, 6, p. 773 - 783 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Newborn Mortality 100%
  • Birth Weight 100%
  • Pig 100%
  • Piglet 100%
  • Survival Factor 50%
  243 Citations (Scopus)
• 2006

  Programming the offspring of the pig by prenatal social stress: neuroendocrine activity and behaviour

  Jarvis, S., Moinard, C., Robson, S., Baxter, E., Ormandy, E., Douglas, A., Seckl, J., Russell, J. & Lawrence, A., 2006, (First published) In: Hormones and Behaviour. 49, p. 68 - 80 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  128 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of confinement during lactation on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and behaviour of primiparous sows

  Jarvis, S., D'Eath, R., Robson, S. & Lawrence, A., 2006, (First published) In: Physiology and Behaviour. 87, p. 345 - 352 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  68 Citations (Scopus)
• 2005

  Breed, litter and parity effects on placental weight and placentome number, and consequences for the neonatal behaviour of the lamb

  Dwyer, C., Calvert, S., Farish, M., Donbavand, J. & Pickup, H., 2005, (First published) In: Theriogenology. 63, p. 1092 - 1110 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  139 Citations (Scopus)
• 2004

  Peri-natal environmental effects on maternal behavious, pituitary and adrenal activation, and the progress of parturition in the primiparous sow

  Jarvis, S., Reed, B., Lawrence, A., Calvert, S. & Stevenson, J., 2004, (First published) In: Animal Welfare. 13, p. 171 - 181 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  66 Citations (Scopus)
• 2002

  Pituitary-adrenal activation in pre-parturient pigs (Sus Scrofa) is associated with behavioural restriction due to lack of space rather than nesting substrate

  Jarvis, S., Calvert, S., Stevenson, J., vanLeeuwen, N. & Lawrence, A., 2002, (First published) In: Animal Welfare. 11, p. 371 - 384 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  62 Citations (Scopus)
• 2001

  Pituitary-adrenal activation in pre-parturient pigs is associated with behavioural restriction due to lack of space rather than nesting substrate

  Jarvis, S., Calvert, S., Stevenson, J., Van Leeuwen, N. & Lawrence, A., 2001, (First published) In: Animal Welfare.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• The effect of parity and environmental restriction on behavioural and physiological responses of pre-parturient pigs

  Jarvis, S., Van der, V., Lawrence, A., McLean, K., Deans, L., Chirnside, J. & Calvert, S., 2001, (First published) In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 71, p. 203 - 216 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  91 Citations (Scopus)
• 2000

  Diversity of behaviour during novel object tests is reduced in pigs housed in substrate-impoverished conditions

  Wemelsfelder, F., Haskell, M., Mendl, M., Calvert, S. & Lawrence, A., 2000, (First published) In: Animal Behaviour. 60, p. 385 - 394 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  70 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of opioid antagonism and environmental restriction on plasma oxytocin and vasopressin concentrations in parturient gilts

  Jarvis, S., Lawrence, A., McLean, K., Chirnside, J., Deans, L., Calvert, S., Gilbert, C., Goode, J. & Forsling, M., 2000, (First published) In: Journal of Endocrinology. 166, p. 39 - 44 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  8 Citations (Scopus)
• 1999

  The effect of piglet expulsion in the sow on plasma cortisol, ACTH and b-endorphin

  Jarvis, S., Lawrence, A., McLean, K., Deans, L., Chirnside, J. & Calvert, S., 1999, (First published) In: Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 34, p. 89 - 94 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  10 Citations (Scopus)

• The responsiveness of sows to their piglets in relation to the length of parturition and the involvement of endogenous opioids

  Jarvis, S., McLean, K., Calvert, S., Deans, L., Chirnside, J. & Lawrence, A., 1999, (First published) In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 63, p. 195 - 207 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  72 Citations (Scopus)
• 1998

  The effect of environment on plasma cortisol and B-endorphin in the parturient pig and the involvement of endogenous opioids

  Jarvis, S., Lawrence, A., McLean, K., Chirnside, J., Deans, L. & Calvert, S., 1998, (First published) In: Animal Reproduction Science. 52, p. 139 - 151 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  53 Citations (Scopus)

• Vocalisations between mother and young in sheep: Effects of breed and maternal experience

  Dwyer, C., McLean, K., Deans, L., Chirnside, J., Calvert, S. & Lawrence, A., 1998, (First published) In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 58, p. 105 - 119 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  82 Citations (Scopus)
• 1997

  Opioid-mediated changes in nociceptive threshold during pregnancy and parturition in the sow

  Jarvis, S., Chirnside, J., McLean, K., Deans, L., Calvert, S., Molony, V. & Lawrence, A., 1997, (First published) In: Pain. 72, p. 153 - 159 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  66 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of environment on behavioural activity, ACTH, b -endorphin and cortisol in pre-farrowing glits

  Jarvis, S., Lawrence, A., McLean, K., Deans, L., Chirnside, J. & Calvert, S., 1997, (First published) In: Animal Science. 65, p. 465 - 472 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  81 Citations (Scopus)
• 1996

  The effect of substrate-enriched and substrate-impoverished housing environments on the diversity of behaviour in pigs

  Haskell, M., Wemelsfelder, F., Mendl, M., Calvert, S. & Lawrence, A., 1996, (First published) In: Behaviour. 133, p. 741 - 761 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  44 Citations (Scopus)