Megan Lucas

new pub from the ⁦@dog_cognition⁩ lab! "enrichment" toys are not terribly enriching: dogs showed no change in welfare after interacting with more complex toys. mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/2…

New study from @ZoosVictoria demonstrates that learning outcomes are met in the absence of physically touching animals in #zoo programs. This is important data for those advocating for non-contact programs at their facilities. #animalwelfare issuu.com/izejournal/doc…

Congrats to @mathildecoutant - fourth and last paper from PhD thesis printed - a new way to explore relationships between animal based measures of pain and stress in piglets during castration: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @jens_malmkvist @Husdyrforskning

#newresearchalert New review by Siegford et al. aims to help applied ethologists develop a critical approach to evaluating Automated Behaviour Analysis (ABA) tools for their own use and to facilitate ethologists’ engagement to help develop quality ABA. applied-ethology.org/Papers_by_Memb…

#newresearchalert Ever wondered how different types of odours affect pig production and welfare? Get your answer in this new review by Schild & Rørvang: "Pig olfaction: the potential impact and use of odors in commercial pig husbandry". applied-ethology.org/Papers_by_Memb… #pigolfaction

New review out📌 on #pigolfaction @aa_schild and I map the current knowns and unknowns in pig olfaction research and explore how odours may be used to optimise pig housing, management, enrichment and finally welfare. #pigenrichment #pigproduction frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Warms my heart to see Lloyd Morgan’s canon mentioned in a very nice presentation and study by @louiseevans2020 Whoa, No-Go: Evidence consistent with model-based strategy use in horses during an inhibitory control task #isae2023 #horsebehaviour

More great @AWSciCent @SciMelb representation at #ISAE2023 Maxine Rice on piling behaviour in hens

A nice surprise to hear my favourite thing to talk about ever, chicken clicker training, presented in one of the last talks of the day! By Manja Zupan Semrov 🐓 🟣 #ISAE2023

@SG_PighD @Cetho_line @MariaRorvang @MonaLilian @thepigobserver @LateraLiterally Tell me where and when! 🐽

@Cetho_line @MariaRorvang @MonaLilian @thepigobserver @LateraLiterally @PigMegan Absolutely

Rutu Galea impressed the #ISAE2023 crowd with the massive epidemiological study being conducted as part of her PhD research, within our collaborative “Tails” project in Australia @AWSciCent @SciMelb

"Choice & control are essential for animal welfare" ... but what does that mean? and are we sure? In a new publication with @cognitive_maze, we unpack these questions and pinpoint research needs. frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #animalwelfare #OpenAccess @FrontVetScience #zoo

@kristinakull3 Great talk 😊 I had never heard or thought about measuring time perception in animals. Found it very interesting!

Looking forward to present what I’ve learned about pigs’ time perception at the #ISAE2023 in my hometown Tallinn 🤩

Mathilde Coutant - we need to be careful when using vocalisation indicators to measure pain and stress responses in pigs. Different indicators can tell different stories 🐖 #ISAE2023

Ruan Daros reporting on a novel test to assess pig behaviour, involving measuring responses to a laser pointer in the home pen #ISAE2023

Wonderfully entertaining and thought provoking plenary by Irene Camerlink including fairy pigs 🧚🏻‍♀️ “Having a friend close-by: social preference in piglets and its relevance at weaning” #isae2023 #socialbehaviour

🐽@Cetho_line presents on findings that show sows’ fear of people is passed on to their piglets and also affects how piglets respond in a maze-reward test So much pig & positive human contact research at #ISAE2023 😃🐽💕

Katelyn Tomas 🐽 positive interaction with people early in life reduces piglet aggression post-weaning #ISAE2023

Lauren Hemsworth reporting on conflicting findings from our experiments on positive human interaction and fear in piglets @Hemsworth_LM #ISAE2023