From: IN%"meredith@farmline.com" "Michael Meredith" 2-OCT-2001 12:43:53.55 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" "Ethology Posting" CC: Subj: Social Behaviour in Farm Animals Social Behaviour in Farm Animals ======================= Edited by Dr. Harold W. Gonyou, Prairie Swine Centre, Canada and Dr. L. J. Keeling, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences I have put details of this very useful new book on-line at... http://www.pighealth.com/social.htm Best Wishes Mike Meredith From: IN%"hanno.wuerbel@inw.agrl.ethz.ch" 2-OCT-2001 13:40:31.17 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" "Ethology Posting", IN%"ISAEnet-l@usask.ca" "'ISAEnet-l@usask.ca'" CC: IN%"hanno.wuerbel@inw.agrl.ethz.ch" Subj: PhD studentship PhD studentship (3 years) in Behavioural Neuroscience at ETH Zurich: "Effects of environmental modulation of maternal care on the expression of stress responses and fearfulness in rats and mice." (ETH Research Project) Institute of Animal Sciences Chair Physiology and Animal Husbandry Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) Project leader and supervisor: Dr. Hanno Wuerbel http://www.neuroscience.unizh.ch/e/groups/wuerbel00.htm The position is immediately available, starting date negotiable. Salary according to the guidelines of the Swiss National Science Foundation (approx. Euro 20'000 per year). The successful applicant will join a team of young scientists working in the field of experience-dependent plasticity of brain and behaviour in rodents. Current projects include studies on (1) the causation, development and function of stereotypic behaviours in mice, (2) environment-dependent plasticity of learning and cognition in rats and mice, (3) development of behavioural paradigms to study dissociable forms of behavioural control in rats and mice, and (4) effects of environmental enrichment on the nature, reproducibility and external validity of behavioural phenotypes of transgenic mice. We are affiliated with several other groups in Switzerland, the UK and the USA involved in animal behaviour and behavioural neuroscience research. The research project will be complemented by a PhD training program in neuroscience (http://www.neuroscience.unizh.ch/e/tra006.htm) throughout the 3 year period. Candidates with a strong background in ethology, behavioural ecology, behavioural neuroscience and/or neuroendocrinology will be favourably considered. A reasonable command of English is essential. Applications, including a curriculum vitae and other significant material and an address of reference should be sent by either mail or eMail to: Dr. Hanno Wuerbel Institute of Laboratory Animal Science University of Zurich Winterthurerstr. 190 CH-8057 Zurich Tel. +41 (0)1 635 54 60 (or 655 74 79) Fax. +41 (0)1 635 57 03 hanno.wuerbel@ltk.unizh.ch (or hanno.wuerbel@inw.agrl.ethz.ch) ------------------------------------------------- Mail sent through IMP: http://email.ethz.ch This service is provided by http://isg.ee.ethz.ch From: IN%"Jon.Day@adas.co.uk" "Jon Day" 3-OCT-2001 02:01:19.64 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: 2002 ISAE Regional Meeting for UK and Eire Dear All, Further to my last e-mail concerning the 2002 ISAE Regional Winter Meeting for UK and Eire, I am please to announce the creation of the conference website. Please note that there has been a change to the earlier advertised URL... http://www.isaeuk.freeserve.co.uk/ Further information can also be found on the BSAS website... http://www.bsas.org.uk/ The ISAEUK site is currently very embryonic as I am finding it difficult to get time to update it, but if you need any further information please do not hesitate to contact me. Site updates will follow soon. Kind regards, Jon. _______________________________ Dr. Jon E. L. Day ADAS Terrington Terrington St. Clement Kings Lynn Norfolk PE34 4PW Direct line: +44 (0)1553 825891 Secretary : +44 (0)1553 828621 Fax: +44 (0)1553 827229 e_mail: Jon.Day@adas.co.uk ******************************************************************************* The information transmitted is intended only for the addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by parties other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Opinions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of ADAS are neither given nor endorsed by it. For more information on ADAS, visit our website at http://www.adas.co.uk. ******************************************************************************* From: IN%"hanno.wuerbel@inw.agrl.ethz.ch" "Hanno Wuerbel" 3-OCT-2001 02:10:03.59 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" "Ethology Posting", IN%"ISAEnet-l@usask.ca" "'ISAEnet-l@usask.ca'" CC: Subj: and anotherone....(PhD studentship) =0D=0APhD studentship in behavioral biology
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= =0D=0AIn our group at the Institute of Laboratory Animal Science = (Prof.=0D=0AKurt Burki) at the University of Zurich, there is another= PhD position (3=0D=0Ayears) available in the project:
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=0D=0AThe= position is immediately available, starting date negotiable. Salary= =0D=0Aaccording to the guidelines of the Swiss National Science Found= ation=0D=0A(approx. Euro 20'000 per year).
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=0D=0AApplications, including a curriculum vitae and other sig= nificant material=0D=0Aand an address of reference should be sent by = either mail or eMail=0D=0Ato:
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=0D=0A(or han= no.wuerbel@inw.agrl.ethz.ch) =0D=0A=0D=0A=00=00=00=00=00=00= =00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00= =00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00= =00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00= =00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00= =00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00= =00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00= =00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00= =00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00= =00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00= =00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00= =00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00 From: IN%"jraustin@telusplanet.net" "Jackie Wepruk & Rick Austin" 5-OCT-2001 11:23:02.71 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: socialization of shy dogs Hello Everyone, This will be rather long-winded, but I am hoping that someone with more = behavioural and early socialization experience can help me to make some = decisions about a volunteer effort I am involved with. I am = coordinating the rescue of several Siberian Huskies seized by the = Alberta SPCA in August. Two of these rescued dogs have me in a dilemma = about whether they can ever make good pets for someone. I am willing to = work with these dogs if there is a good chance for success, however, I = need to be responsible to the dogs and to anyone who might want to adopt = them (as well as any foster home). I am trying to look practically at = the long term prognosis for these dogs to make good pets who can fit = into human society. I do not want to invest too much emotionally if = there is a low possibility of success, but I also do not want to write = them off prematurely. The bottom line question is: Can 8 month old = unsocialized dogs be socialized to the point of making good pets that = are not a risk to the public or their families? So, here's the background: The dogs were seized at 7 months of age. One male, one female, probably = littermates. Their history is unknown in terms of socialization = experience. They likely knew one female in their lifetime (the accused) = and her care of them was sporadic. Upon first viewing the dogs in early = August they were extremely frightened of humans. They scattered in = their kennels and had to be cornered and caught to be handled. They did = tolerate handling without aggression. Their reaction was one of = freezing in fear. After two weeks in quarantine where the kennel owner = did some work with them they would make some approach to the kennel = gate, but dart away when humans came near. I placed them in a foster = home where they were separated and kenneled with well socialized = friendly huskies. They stayed there for 1 1/2 months and their progress = was limited. The foster home did not walk them on leash (did try once = with one and of course she had to be dragged) and they did not come = inside a house. The foster home did spend time daily trying to get them = to come for food. They reached the point where they would take food = from her hand, but she still had to corner and catch them to handle = them. Their response has always been to freeze when caught. They have = been bathed and handled for grooming. The male is slightly more willing = to come up to people than the female. They are both well socialized = with other dogs, but very submissive. The foster home also said they = would not eat their kibble food in her presence. They also would not = approach her husband and barked at him. I invited another rescuer to help me evaluate these pups yesterday. = They were exactly as the foster home described and we made the decision = that they would likely not advance much further and therefore should be = euthanized. I brought them home and had an appointment made for the = next day, which I obviously have not kept.=20 Upon bringing them home I fed the female (the shier of the two). I feed = homemade food and she had no trouble eating in my presence. The next = morning they both ate kibble with me sitting a few feet away. They have = approached me to take treats and the male did wag his tail at me when I = spoke to him. I massaged the female this morning and she did seem to = respond. When my husband approached them the male came to the fence to = lick his finger (looking for food). The female refused, but he was = able to catch her and pet her, though she again froze in fear. We plan = on bringing them in the house if we are going to continue with = re-socializing them. I know what would need to be done in terms of socialization. My = question is, if we go through the effort, what are our chances of = success with these two being 8 months old now? If they socialize to us, = then we need to teach them to generalize their trust to others. How = much could they advance? When I worked at the Red Deer SPCA we had a = similar case with a 4 month old husky cross that was unsocialized. We = worked with her for several months until we found a great home willing = to take her and continue the work. After a year she had to be put down = because she became territorial of their yard, lunging at strangers, and = still had never learned to accept the male of the household. I do not = want to make this mistake again. If anyone has dealt with dogs like this and can give me long term = results and advice I would be most appreciative. I want rational, = balanced and experienced views on this - as the emotions are already = running high. If there have been studies that can address this issue I = would love to hear of them. Emotionally it would be easy to save them = from euthanasia, but I want to know that this is also a responsible = thing to do. Thanks for your time - and hey, if anyone is looking to add a Siberian = Husky to their lives - I have several looking for forever homes! :-) Jackie Wepruk From: IN%"margory@dnai.com" "margory cohen" 7-OCT-2001 12:05:02.95 To: IN%"Shetts@aol.com", IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: RE: Training Guidelines Request - update Hello, Ms. Hetts - Checking -- any chance these are on line yet? And any feed back from the field on this work? margory cohen ----- Original Message ----- From: Shetts@aol.com To: applied-ethology@skyway.usask.ca Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 2:47 PM Subject: Re: Training Guidelines Request I don't know if they are available on line but they can be purchased for $15 from AHA (303-792-9900) Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D. Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist Animal Behavior Associates, Inc. Littleton, CO www.animalbehaviorassociates.com From: IN%"aap28@cam.ac.uk" "Anabela Pinto" 8-OCT-2001 05:12:32.23 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca", IN%"ISAEnet-l@usask.ca" CC: Subj: Course Database I have produced a database of courses on Animal Behaviour and welfare. Actually this database has only 7 records as an example. I would like to ask all of you teaching courses or knowing of interesting courses, to go to this site: http://www.animal-info.net/ISAE/ Click on Databases and select the courses and universities databases. You can update the database yourselves by inserting the required information about your courses. I hope this works (I'll keep my fingers crossed) Ana -- Dr Anabela A Pinto Animal Welfare and Human Animal Relationships Group Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine Cambridg University Madingley Road Cambridge CB3 0ES phone: +44- 1223 339 865 fax:+44-1223 330 886 mobile: 07930-890 272 http://www.vet.cam.ac.uk/AWHAIG/index.html http://www.vet.cam.ac.uk/ http://www.animal-info.net From: IN%"aap28@cam.ac.uk" "Anabela Pinto" 8-OCT-2001 07:35:19.75 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca", IN%"ISAEnet-l@usask.ca" CC: Subj: Courses database again Several people have been asking me for a login name and a password. 1-TO ADD YOUR COURSE TO THE CURSE DATABASE YOU DON'T NEED A PASSWORD 2- YOU JUST NEED A LOGIN AND PASSWORD TO ACCESS THE EDUdraft DOCUMENT. The EDUdraft document consists on a base for discussion among us bout education issues and it works like this: After you enter click on the link EDUdraft The document appears. It has some phrases highlighted in yellow. This means that these sentences have some comments made by other people ready for you to read. To see the comments just double click on the yellow sentence and you can also add your comments on the box that appears. If you want to add comments to other sentences that are still not highlighted , highlight it by dragging your mouse on the sentence and double click on it. A window will appear. Write your comments on that window. Not all the links are working after you enter. This is because we are still testing the program. Ana From: IN%"Shetts@aol.com" 8-OCT-2001 10:25:10.46 To: IN%"margory@dnai.com", IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: RE: Training Guidelines Request - update In a message dated 10/07/2001 12:04:55 PM Mountain Daylight Time, margory@dnai.com writes: > Checking -- any chance these are on line yet? > And any feed back from the field on this work? > Both AHA's and Delta Society's documents are available. I do not know if AHA's are on the web - you can call them at the 800 # I gave you previously. Delta's document can be accessed on their website - www.deltasociety.org Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D. Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist Animal Behavior Associates, Inc. Littleton, CO www.animalbehaviorassociates.com From: IN%"thomas.fuchs@itz.unibe.ch" "Fuchs Thomas" 11-OCT-2001 10:01:53.29 To: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" "Applied Ethology (E-mail)" CC: Subj: Hello I'm a new member of the applied-ethology-network. My name is Thomas Fuchs and I started a dissertation at Berne University. The topic of this study will be the behaviour test done on young adult Alsatian (German Shepherd) dogs. This test is required for registration as a breeding dog at the kennel club. Whitout the test or with a failed test, puppies don't get "papers" and are officialy not allowed in breeding. The aim of my work will be to find out if the behaviour test ist showing the behaviour adequately. With a questionnaire I try to survey the behaviour of the dogs. In this discussion group I would like to ask if there are behaviour test in breeding selection in other countries and if anyone knows of studies regarding these tests. Does anybody have an opinion regarding the usefulness of behaviour tests (done between 15 and 24 months of age) to select breeding dogs? I'm also looking for detailed publications concerning the new MAG test by DJU Planta (the latest paper I got ist the publication made for the Dutch Kennel Club in the Netherlands) Thomas Fuchs Institute of Animal Breeding Bremgartenstr. 109a CH 3012 Bern, Switzerland thomas.fuchs@itz.unibe.ch From: IN%"Bob.Kilgour@agric.nsw.gov.au" "Bob Kilgour" 14-OCT-2001 19:04:11.30 To: IN%"thomas.fuchs@itz.unibe.ch", IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Re: Dear Thomas, I do not know anything specific about behaviour tests for dogs or the MAG test that you mention. However, there have been attempts to describe individual variation in behaviour in several species so that researchers have been able to rate animals on "personality" and describe it much the same as we describe differences in humans. Some handy references are Stevenson-Hinde et al (1980 - Primates 21: 66-82), Feaver et al (1986 Animal Behaviour 34: 1016) and Mather and Anderson (1993 - Journal of Comparative Psychology 107: 336-340). Bob Kilgour Agricultural Research Centre Trangie NSW 2823 Australia ____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: Author: Fuchs Thomas Date: 11/10/2001 6:03 PM Hello I'm a new member of the applied-ethology-network. My name is Thomas Fuchs and I started a dissertation at Berne University. The topic of this study will be the behaviour test done on young adult Alsatian (German Shepherd) dogs. This test is required for registration as a breeding dog at the kennel club. Whitout the test or with a failed test, puppies don't get "papers" and are officialy not allowed in breeding. The aim of my work will be to find out if the behaviour test ist showing the behaviour adequately. With a questionnaire I try to survey the behaviour of the dogs. In this discussion group I would like to ask if there are behaviour test in breeding selection in other countries and if anyone knows of studies regarding these tests. Does anybody have an opinion regarding the usefulness of behaviour tests (done between 15 and 24 months of age) to select breeding dogs? I'm also looking for detailed publications concerning the new MAG test by DJU Planta (the latest paper I got ist the publication made for the Dutch Kennel Club in the Netherlands) Thomas Fuchs Institute of Animal Breeding Bremgartenstr. 109a CH 3012 Bern, Switzerland thomas.fuchs@itz.unibe.ch From: IN%"S.J.Pankhurst@anglia.ac.uk" 15-OCT-2001 04:13:04.16 To: IN%"Bob.Kilgour@agric.nsw.gov.au" "Bob Kilgour" CC: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca", IN%"thomas.fuchs@itz.unibe.ch" Subj: Re: Dear Thomas, The MBA project (Methods of Behavioural Assessment project) is an initiative developed by leading North American zoos to construct individual "behavioural profiles" - led by Kathy Carlstead. For further info., see Carlstead et al (1999) in Zoo Biology - two articles - (Vol 18, pp. 17-24 and 35-53). Copies of the MBA manual are also available from David Shepherdson at Oregon Zoo (or I have a couple of spares here for postage within the UK!). The MBA methods could easily be applied to other species, although was developed originally for four endangered species being bred in captivity (black rhino, cheetah, maned wolf and great hornbill). Hope this helps, and apologies if this info. has been posted already by someone else Sheila Pankhurst APU, Cambridge On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 11:00:44 +1000 Bob Kilgour wrote: > Dear Thomas, > > I do not know anything specific about behaviour tests for dogs or the MAG test > that you mention. However, there have been attempts to describe individual > variation in behaviour in several species so that researchers have been able to > rate animals on "personality" and describe it much the same as we describe > differences in humans. Some handy references are Stevenson-Hinde et al (1980 - > Primates 21: 66-82), Feaver et al (1986 Animal Behaviour 34: 1016) and Mather > and Anderson (1993 - Journal of Comparative Psychology 107: 336-340). > > Bob Kilgour > Agricultural Research Centre > Trangie NSW 2823 > Australia > > ____________________Reply Separator____________________ > Subject: > Author: Fuchs Thomas > Date: 11/10/2001 6:03 PM > > Hello > > I'm a new member of the applied-ethology-network. My name is Thomas Fuchs > and I started a dissertation at Berne University. > The topic of this study will be the behaviour test done on young adult > Alsatian (German Shepherd) dogs. This test is required for registration as a > breeding dog at the kennel club. Whitout the test or with a failed test, > puppies don't get "papers" and are officialy not allowed in breeding. > The aim of my work will be to find out if the behaviour test ist showing the > behaviour adequately. > With a questionnaire I try to survey the behaviour of the dogs. > In this discussion group I would like to ask if there are behaviour test in > breeding selection in other countries and if anyone knows of studies > regarding these tests. > Does anybody have an opinion regarding the usefulness of behaviour tests > (done between 15 and 24 months of age) to select breeding dogs? > I'm also looking for detailed publications concerning the new MAG test by > DJU Planta (the latest paper I got ist the publication made for the Dutch > Kennel Club in the Netherlands) > > Thomas Fuchs > Institute of Animal Breeding > Bremgartenstr. 109a > CH 3012 Bern, Switzerland > > thomas.fuchs@itz.unibe.ch > > > ---------------------- Dr Sheila Pankhurst Lecturer in Animal Behaviour Dept. of Life Sciences Anglia Polytechnic University East Road CAMBRIDGE CB1 1PT Tel. (01223) 363271 extn. 2153 S.J.Pankhurst@anglia.ac.uk From: IN%"S.Bremner@qub.ac.uk" 15-OCT-2001 05:08:02.86 To: IN%"S.J.Pankhurst@anglia.ac.uk" CC: IN%"applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca", IN%"thomas.fuchs@itz.unibe.ch", IN%"Bob.Kilgour@agric.nsw.gov.au" "Bob Kilgour" Subj: Re: Hi Thomas, I missed your original message I'm afraid, but I developed a test for determining individual personalities of captive bred swift fox as a means of predicting survival rates following release. If you are interested in more details of this let me know and I can send them to you. Sheila - I'd love to see a copy of the MBA manual if you have one spare, my postal address is at the end of this email. Thanks very much, Sam Bremner On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 11:11:24 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time) Sheila Pankhurst wrote: > > Dear Thomas, > > The MBA project (Methods of Behavioural Assessment project) is an > initiative developed by leading North American zoos to construct > individual "behavioural profiles" - led by Kathy Carlstead. For further > info., see Carlstead et al (1999) in Zoo Biology - two articles - (Vol > 18, pp. 17-24 and 35-53). Copies of the MBA manual are also available > from David Shepherdson at Oregon Zoo (or I have a couple of spares here > for postage within the UK!). The MBA methods could easily be applied to > other species, although was developed originally for four endangered > species being bred in captivity (black rhino, cheetah, maned wolf and > great hornbill). > > Hope this helps, and apologies if this info. has been posted already by > someone else > > Sheila Pankhurst > APU, Cambridge > > > On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 11:00:44 +1000 Bob Kilgour > wrote: > > > Dear Thomas, > > > > I do not know anything specific about behaviour tests for dogs > or the MAG test > that you mention. However, there have been > attempts to describe individual > variation in behaviour in > several species so that researchers have been able to > rate > animals on "personality" and describe it much the same as we > describe > differences in humans. Some handy references are > Stevenson-Hinde et al (1980 - > Primates 21: 66-82), Feaver et > al (1986 Animal Behaviour 34: 1016) and Mather > and Anderson > (1993 - Journal of Comparative Psychology 107: 336-340). > > > Bob Kilgour > Agricultural Research Centre > > Trangie NSW 2823 > Australia > > > ____________________Reply Separator____________________ > > Subject: > Author: Fuchs Thomas > > Date: 11/10/2001 6:03 PM > > > Hello > > > I'm a new member of the applied-ethology-network. My name is > Thomas Fuchs > and I started a dissertation at Berne University. > > The topic of this study will be the behaviour test done on > young adult > Alsatian (German Shepherd) dogs. This test is > required for registration as a > breeding dog at the kennel > club. Whitout the test or with a failed test, > puppies don't > get "papers" and are officialy not allowed in breeding. > The > aim of my work will be to find out if the behaviour test ist > showing the > behaviour adequately. > > With a questionnaire I try to survey the behaviour of the dogs. > > In this discussion group I would like to ask if there are > behaviour test in > breeding selection in other countries and if > anyone knows of studies > regarding these tests. > > Does anybody have an opinion regarding the usefulness of > behaviour tests > (done between 15 and 24 months of age) to > select breeding dogs? > I'm also looking for detailed > publications concerning the new MAG test by > DJU Planta (the > latest paper I got ist the publication made for the Dutch > > Kennel Club in the Netherlands) > > > Thomas Fuchs > Institute of Animal Breeding > > Bremgartenstr. 109a > CH 3012 Bern, Switzerland > > > thomas.fuchs@itz.unibe.ch > > > > > > > ---------------------- > Dr Sheila Pankhurst > Lecturer in Animal Behaviour > Dept. of Life Sciences > Anglia Polytechnic University > East Road > CAMBRIDGE CB1 1PT > Tel. (01223) 363271 extn. 2153 > S.J.Pankhurst@anglia.ac.uk > ---------------------- Samantha Bremner Behavioural Ecology & Evolution Research Group School of Biology and Biochemistry Queen's University Belfast Medical Biology Center 97 Lisburn Road Belfast BT9 7BL Lab: 02890 272247 Mobile: 07779 729 653