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Assessing stress in dogs during a visit to the veterinary clinic: Correlations between dog behavior in standardized tests and assessments by veterinary staff and owners
A visit to a veterinary clinic can be very stressful for the dog, and stress may interact with pain. The aim of this study was to observe the behavior of dogs in a veterinary clinic and to correlate it with subjective stress assessments by different persons. Systems have already been developed to assess pain in dogs. We tested the behavior of 105 dogs, sampled from 233 dog-owners who completed our questionnaire and whose dogs were patients at the clinic. The dog-owner, the test leader, the nurse and the veterinarian were each asked to assess if the dog was experiencing pain or was stressed and to evaluate, overall, how the...
Source: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research - October 14, 2016 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Ann-Kristina Lind, Eva Hydbring-Sandberg, Bj örn Forkman, Linda J. Keeling Source Type: research

Validation of smart textile electrodes for electrocardiogram monitoring in free-moving horses
This article focuses on the validation of smart textile electrodes used to acquire electrocardiogram (ECG) signals in horses in a comfortable and robust manner. The performance of smart textile electrodes is compared with standard Ag/AgCl electrodes in terms of the percentage of motion artifacts (MAs, the noise that results from the movement of electrodes against the skin) and signal quality. Seven healthy Standardbred mares were equipped with 2 identical electronic systems for the simultaneous collection of ECGs. (Source: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research)
Source: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research - October 13, 2016 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Andrea Guidi, Antonio Lanata, Gaetano Valenza, Enzo Pasquale Scilingo, Paolo Baragli Tags: Short communication Source Type: research

Validation of smart-textile electrodes for electrocardiogram monitoring in free-moving horses
This paper focuses on the validation of smart textile electrodes used to acquire ECG signals in horses in a comfortable and robust manner. The performance of smart textile electrodes is compared with standard Ag/AgCl electrodes in terms of the percentage of Motion Artifacts (MAs, the noise that results from the movement of electrodes against the skin) and signal quality. Seven healthy Standardbred mares were equipped with two identical electronic systems for the simultaneous collection of ECGs. One system was equipped with smart textile electrodes, while the second was equipped with standard Ag/AgCl electrodes. (Source: Jo...
Source: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research - October 13, 2016 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Andrea Guidi, Antonio Lanata, Gaetano Valenza, Enzo Pasquale Scilingo, Paolo Baragli Source Type: research

Death and prolonged survival in nonstunned poultry: A case study
EC Regulation 1099/2009, On the Protection of Animals at Killing Regulations (PATOK), requires the severance of “the 2 carotid arteries” to ensure each animal dies rapidly (Annex 3, 3.2.). This requirement applies to stunned, nonstunned, manual, and automated methods of killing. I observed the severance of carotid arteries in nonstunned, religious slaughter in a study of 250 nonstunned chickens. The birds were checked for aversive/anger-type behaviors at 10 and 30 seconds and for the absence of corneal reflexes at 60 seconds after incision. (Source: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research)
Source: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research - September 15, 2016 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: John Cranley Tags: Research Source Type: research

Death & prolonged survival in non-stunned poultry: A case study
EC Regulation 1099/2009, On the Protection of Animals at Killing Regulations (PATOK), requires the severance of “the two carotid arteries” to ensure each animal dies rapidly (Annex 3,3.2.). This requirement applies to stunned, non-stunned, manual and automated methods of killing.I observed the severance of carotid arteries in non-stunned, religious slaughter in a study of 250 non-stunned chickens. The bir ds were checked for aversive /anger type behaviors at 10 and 30 seconds and for the absence of corneal reflexes at 60 seconds post incision. (Source: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research)
Source: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research - September 15, 2016 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: John Cranley Source Type: research