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• Abstract

  Hunger in farm animals

  D'Eath, RB., Jan 2014, p. 23. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

• Investigation of response to the novel object test in pigs in relation to tail biting phenotypes

  Chou, J-Y., D'Eath, R. B., Sandercock, DA. & O'Driscoll, K., 7 Aug 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

• Long-term effects of piglet tooth resection on molecular markers of inflammation and pain in tooth pulp

  Sinclair, ARL., D'Eath, RB., Brunton, PJ., Prunier, A. & Sandercock, DA., 28 Jun 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

  • tooth pulp
  • resection
  • pain
  • long term effects
  • piglets

• Traumatic tooth shortening in commercial piglets: Effects on gross tooth pathology and mRNA markers of inflammation and pain.

  Sinclair, ARL., D'Eath, RB., Brunton, PJ., Prunier, A. & Sandercock, DA., 12 Sep 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

  • pain
  • shortenings
  • piglets
  • inflammation
  • teeth

• Use of different wood types as enrichment to reduce tail biting in pigs managed on fully-slatted floors

  Chou, JYC., Haigh, A., D'Eath, RB., Sandercock, DA., Waran, N. & O'Driscoll, K., 27 Jun 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

  • tail biting
  • swine
  • tail
  • Picea
  • ear biting

• Using technology to improve animal welfare: 3D cameras can detect lowered tail posture and give early warning of tailbiting in pigs

  D'Eath, RB., Jack, MC., Futro, A., Talbot, D., Zhu, Q., Barclay, D. & Baxter, EM., Jun 2018, p. 52. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
• Article

  Aggressive behaviour at regrouping is a poor predictor of chronic aggression in stable social groups

  Turner, SP., Nevison, IM., Desire, S., Camerlink, I., Roehe, R., Ison, SH., Farish, M., Jack, MC. & D'Eath, RB., 10 Feb 2017, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 191, p. 98 - 106 9 p.

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

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  • social class
  • Aggression
  • aggression
  • Swine
  • lesions (animal)
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  11 Downloads (Pure)

• Analysis of the phenotypic link between behavioural traits at mixing and increased long-term social stability in group-housed pigs

  Desire, S., Turner, SP., D'Eath, RB., Doeschl-Wilson, AB., Lewis, CRG. & Roehe, R., 2015, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 166, p. 52 - 62 11 p.

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

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  • Aggression
  • Swine
  • aggression
  • swine
  • Social Hierarchy
  18 Citations (Scopus)

  14 Downloads (Pure)

• Automatic early warning of tail biting in pigs: 3D cameras can detect lowered tail posture before an outbreak

  D'Eath, RB., Jack, MC., Futro, A., Talbot, D., Zhu, Q., Barclay, D. & Baxter, EM., 4 Apr 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 4, 7 p., 0194524.

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

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  • tail biting
  • posture
  • cameras
  • Posture
  • Tail
  24 Citations (Scopus)

  22 Downloads (Pure)

• Behavioural differences between weaner pigs with intact and docked tails

  Paoli, MA., Lahrmann, HP., Jensen, T. & D'Eath, RB., 1 May 2016, In: Animal Welfare. 25, 2, p. 287 - 296 10 p.

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

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  • feeder pigs
  • Mastication
  • Tail
  • tail
  • Swine
  15 Citations (Scopus)

  53 Downloads (Pure)

• Differential mRNA expression of genes in the porcine adrenal gland associated with psychosocial stress

  Murani, E., Ponsuksili, S., D'Eath, RB., Turner, SP., Evans, G., Thoelking, L., Kurt, E., Klont, R., Foury, A., Mormede, P. & Wimmers, K., 2011, In: Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 46, p. 165 - 174 10 p.

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

  • Adrenal Glands
  • Swine
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
  • Gene Expression
  • Messenger RNA
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Early indicators of tail biting outbreaks in pigs

  Wedin, M., Baxter, EM., Jack, MC., Futro, A. & D'Eath, RB., 30 Aug 2018, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 208, p. 7 - 13 7 p.

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

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  • tail biting
  • Tail
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • tail
  • Swine
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  35 Downloads (Pure)

• Early intervention with enrichment can prevent tail biting outbreaks in weaner pigs

  Lahrmann, HP., Hansen, CF., D'Eath, RB., Busch, ME., Nielsen, JP. & Forkman, B., 23 Jun 2018, In: Livestock Science. 214, p. 272 - 277 6 p.

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

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  • tail biting
  • feeder pigs
  • Tail
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Swine
  16 Citations (Scopus)

  58 Downloads (Pure)

• Feed-restricted broiler breeders: state-dependent learning as a novel welfare assessment tool to evaluate their hunger state?

  Buckley, LA., Sandilands, V., Hocking, PM., Tolkamp, BJ. & D'Eath, RB., 2015, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 165, p. 124 - 132 9 p.

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

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  • welfare assessment
  • broiler breeders
  • Hunger
  • hunger
  • Reward
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  6 Downloads (Pure)

• Food restriction reduces neurogenesis in the avian hippocampal formation

  Robertson, B-A., Rathbone, L., Cirillo, G., D'Eath, RB., Bateson, M., Boswell, T., Wilson, PW., Dunn, IC. & Smulders, TV., 6 Dec 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 12, e0189158.

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

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  • neurogenesis
  • hippocampus
  • Neurogenesis
  • Hippocampus
  • Food
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  4 Downloads (Pure)

• Genetic associations between behavioral traits and direct-social effects of growth rate in pigs

  Canario, L., Turner, SP., Roehe, R., Lundeheim, N., D'Eath, RB., Lawrence, AB., Knol, E., Bergsma, R. & Rydhmer, L., 2012, In: Journal of Animal Science. 90, 13, p. 4706 - 4715 10 p.

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

  • Sociological Factors
  • Breeding
  • breeding value
  • Swine
  • swine
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Genetic associations of short- and long-term aggressiveness identified by skin lesion with growth, feed efficiency and carcass characteristics in growing pigs

  Desire, S., Turner, SP., D'Eath, RB., Doeschl-Wilson, AB., Lewis, CRG. & Roehe, R., 2015, In: Journal of Animal Science. 93, 7, p. 3303 - 3312

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

  • skin lesions
  • carcass characteristics
  • aggression
  • feed conversion
  • Swine
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Hepatic expression patterns in psychosocially high-stressed pigs suggest mechanisms following allostatic principles

  Oster, M., Murani, E., Ponsuksili, S., D'Eath, RB., Turner, SP., Evans, G., Thoelking, L., Kurt, E., Klont, R., Foury, A., Mormede, P. & Wimmers, K., 2014, In: Physiology and Behavior. 128, p. 159 - 165 7 p.

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  • swine
  • skin lesions
  • liver
  • catecholamines
  • aggression
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  12 Downloads (Pure)

• Hypothalamic agouti-related peptide mRNA is elevated during natural and stress-induced anorexia

  Dunn, IC., Wilson, PW., D'Eath, RB. & Boswell, T., 27 May 2015, In: Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 27, 9, p. 681 - 691 11 p.

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

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  • Dasyproctidae
  • Anorexia
  • Pro-Opiomelanocortin
  • Peptides
  • Messenger RNA
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  4 Downloads (Pure)

• Injurious tail biting in pigs: How can it be controlled in existing systems without tail docking?

  D'Eath, RB., Arnott, G., Turner, SP., Jensen, T., Lahrmann, HP., Busch, ME., Niemi, JK., Lawrence, AB. & Sandoe, P., 2014, In: Animal. 8, 9, p. 1479 - 1497 19 p.

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

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  • tail docking
  • tail biting
  • tail
  • swine
  • anaerobic digesters
  87 Citations (Scopus)

  119 Downloads (Pure)

• Long term benefits on social behaviour after early life socialization of piglets

  Camerlink, I., Farish, M., D'Eath, RB., Arnott, G. & Turner, SP., 29 Oct 2018, In: Animals. 8, 11, p. 192 - 203 12 p., 192.

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

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  • Socialization
  • Social Behavior
  • social behavior
  • sows
  • piglets
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  11 Downloads (Pure)

• Measuring motivation for appetitive behaviour: food-restricted broiler breeder chickens cross a water barrier to forage in an area of wood shavings without food

  Dixon, LM., Brocklehurst, S., Sandilands, V., Bateson, M., Tolkamp, BJ. & D'Eath, RB., 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 7 e102322

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

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  • Appetitive Behavior
  • wood shavings
  • broiler breeders
  • Birds
  • Chickens
  14 Citations (Scopus)

  5 Downloads (Pure)

• More tail lesions among undocked than tail docked pigs in a conventional herd

  Lahrmann, HP., Busch, ME., D'Eath, RB., Forkman, B. & Hansen, CF., 15 Mar 2017, In: Animal. 11, 10, p. 1825 - 1831 7 p.

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  • tail
  • herds
  • lesions (animal)
  • swine
  • tail docking
  26 Citations (Scopus)

  39 Downloads (Pure)

• Pancreatic PYY but not PPY expression is responsive to short-term nutritional state and the pancreas constitutes the major site of PYY mRNA expression in chickens

  Reid, AMA., Wilson, PW., Caughey, SD., Dixon, LM., D'Eath, RB., Sandilands, V., Boswell, T. & Dunn, IC., 8 Jul 2017, In: General and Comparative Endocrinology. 252, p. 226 - 235 10 p.

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  • peptide YY
  • pancreatic polypeptide
  • Peptide YY
  • Pancreatic Polypeptide
  • nutritional status
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  11 Downloads (Pure)

• Prediction of reduction in aggressive behaviour of growing pigs using skin lesion traits as selection criteria

  Desire, S., Turner, SP., D'Eath, RB., Doeschl-Wilson, AB., Lewis, CRG. & Roehe, R., 9 Feb 2016, In: Animal. 10, 8, p. 1243 - 1253

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  • skin lesions
  • selection criteria
  • breeding value
  • aggression
  • prediction
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  5 Downloads (Pure)

• Qualitative Behaviour Assessment of dogs in the shelter and home environment and relationship with quantitative behaviour assessment and physiological responses

  Walker, JK., Dale, AR., D'Eath, RB. & Wemelsfelder, F., 31 Aug 2016, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 184, p. 97 - 108 12 p.

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  • physiological response
  • dogs
  • Dogs
  • principal component analysis
  • Statistical Factor Analysis
  16 Citations (Scopus)

  73 Downloads (Pure)

• Quantifying hungry broiler breeder dietary preferences using a closed economy T-maze task

  Buckley, LA., Sandilands, V., Tolkamp, BJ. & D'Eath, RB., 2011, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 133, p. 216 - 227 12 p.

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

  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Relationship between size and age of modern hyper-prolific crossbred sows

  Moustsen, VA., Lahrmann, HP. & D'Eath, RB., 2011, In: Livestock Science. 141, p. 272 - 275 4 p.

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

  • Parity
  • sows
  • parity (reproduction)
  • crossbreds
  • Tail
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Repeated locomotion scoring of a sow herd to measure lameness: consistency over time, the effect of sow characteristics and inter-observer reliability

  D'Eath, RB., 2012, In: Animal Welfare. 21, 2, p. 219 - 231 13 p.

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

  • lameness
  • Farms
  • sows
  • Locomotion
  • locomotion
  35 Citations (Scopus)

• Sex differences in basal hypothalamic anorectic and orexigenic gene expression and the effect of quantitative and qualitative food restriction

  Caughey, SD., Wilson, PW., Mukhtar, N., Brocklehurst, S., Reid, A., D'Eath, RB., Boswell, T. & Dunn, IC., 29 May 2018, In: Biology of Sex Differences. 9, 1, 20.

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

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  • Appetite Depressants
  • Chickens
  • Sex Characteristics
  • Food
  • food
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  16 Downloads (Pure)

• Tail posture predicts tail biting outbreaks at pen level in weaner pigs

  Lahrmann, HP., Hansen, CF., D'Eath, RB., Busch, ME. & Forkman, B., 13 Dec 2017, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 200, p. 29 - 35 7 p.

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  • tail biting
  • feeder pigs
  • posture
  • Posture
  • Tail
  21 Citations (Scopus)

  43 Downloads (Pure)

• The effect of long or chopped straw on pig behaviour

  Lahrmann, HP., Oxholm, LC., Steinmetz, H., Nielsen, MBF. & D'Eath, RB., 2014, In: Animal. 9, 5, p. 862 - 870 9 p.

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  • straw
  • swine
  • aggression
  • shoulders
  • rooting
  19 Citations (Scopus)

  96 Downloads (Pure)

• The effect of space allowance for finishing pigs on productivity and pen hygiene

  Jensen, T., Nielsen, CK., Vinther, J. & D'Eath, RB., 2012, In: Livestock Science. 149, 1-2, p. 33 - 40 8 p.

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

  • swine finishing
  • Hygiene
  • hygiene
  • Swine
  • swine
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• The use of conditioned place preference to determine broiler preferences for quantitative or qualitative dietary restriction

  Buckley, LA., Sandilands, V., Hocking, PM., Tolkamp, BJ. & D'Eath, RB., 2012, In: British Poultry Science. 53(3), p. 291 - 306 16 p.

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

  Open Access

  • calcium propionate
  • dietary restriction
  • Birds
  • broiler chickens
  • birds
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Too hungry to learn? Hungry broiler breeders fail to learn a Y-maze food quantity discrimination task

  Buckley, LA., McMillan, LM., Sandilands, V., Tolkamp, BJ., Hocking, PM. & D'Eath, RB., 2011, In: Animal Welfare. 20, p. 469 - 481 13 p.

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

  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Transcriptional responses of PBMC in psychosocially stressed animals indicate an alerting of the immune system in female but not castrated male pigs

  Oster, M., Murani, E., Ponsuksili, S., D'Eath, RB., Turner, SP., Evans, G., Tholking, L., Kurt, E., Klont, R., Foury, A., Mormede, P. & Wimmers, K., 2014, In: BMC Genomics. 15, 967, p. 967 - 977 11 p.

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  • Blood Cells
  • Immune System
  • Swine
  • Animals
  • Agonistic Behavior
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  4 Downloads (Pure)

• Use of different wood types as environmental enrichment to manage tail biting in docked pigs in a commercial fully-slatted system

  Chou, J-Y., D'Eath, RB., Sandercock, DA., Waran, N., Haigh, A. & O'Driscoll, K., 7 Apr 2018, In: Livestock Science. 213, p. 19 - 27 9 p.

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  • tail biting
  • environmental enrichment
  • Tail
  • Swine
  • swine
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  23 Downloads (Pure)

• Why are most EU pigs tail docked? Economic and ethical analysis of four pig housing and management scenarios in the light of EU legislation and animal welfare outcomes

  D'Eath, RB., Niemi, JK., Vosough Ahmadi, B., Rutherford, KMD., Ison, SH., Turner, SP., Anker, HT., Jensen, T., Busch, ME., Jensen, KK., Lawrence, AB. & Sandoe, P., Apr 2016, In: Animal. 10, 4, p. 687 - 699

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  • swine housing
  • economic analysis
  • tail docking
  • animal welfare
  • laws and regulations
  34 Citations (Scopus)

  78 Downloads (Pure)
• Chapter

  Breeding for pig welfare: opportunities and challenges

  Turner, SP., Camerlink, I., Baxter, EM., D'Eath, RB., Desire, S., Roehe, R. & Spinka, M. (ed.), 2017, Advances in Pig Welfare: Herd and Flock Welfare. Spinka, M. (ed.). Woodhead Publishing, p. 399 - 414 16 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Genetic Selection

  Hocking, PM., D'Eath, RB., Kjaer, JB., Appleby, MC. (ed.), Mench, JA. (ed.), Olsson, IAS. (ed.) & Hughes, BO. (ed.), 2011, Animal Welfare. Appleby, MC., Mench, JA., Olsson, IAS. & Hughes, BO. (eds.). Wallingford, UK: CABI Publishing

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Hunger associated with restricted feeding systems

  Tolkamp, BJ., D'Eath, RB. & Phillips, CJC. (ed.), 2016, Nutrition and the Welfare of Farm Animals. Phillips, CJC. (ed.). Springer International Publishing, Vol. 16. p. 11 - 27 17 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Mitigating hunger in pregnant sows

  D'Eath, RB., Jarvis, S., Baxter, EM., Houdijk, JGM. & Spinka, M. (ed.), 2017, Advances in Pig Welfare: A Volume in Herd and Flock Welfare. Spinka, M. (ed.). Oxford, UK: Elsevier Academic Press, p. 199 - 234 36 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Understanding Pig Behaviour

  Turner, SP. & D'Eath, RB., 12 Mar 2018, Achieving sustainable production of pig meat : Volume 3: Animal health and welfare. Wiseman, J. (ed.). Cambridge: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited: Series in Agricultural Science, Vol. 3.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review