WCVM Reports and Articles

PUBLICATIONS FROM THE APPLIED ETHOLOGY GROUP AT WCVM

Below are some articles written by past and present members of our applied animal behaviour research group at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM). These articles have previously appeared in reports, proceedings or publications that may not be easily accessible via the library system. Reference informaiton is provided for each article. Links to poster presentations require MS-PowerPoint to open them.

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• Stookey, J.M. 2008. Weaning calves with trainer cows and the new pick-up truck effect.^15-Jul-08

• Séguin, M.J., Livingston, A., Alcorn, J. and Stookey, J.M. 2006. Testing a novel method to minimize pain due to processing in piglets, a poster presented at the 35th Banff Pork Seminar, Banff AB, January 17-20.

• Haley D.B, Bailey, D.W. and Stookey, J.M. 2005. The effects of weaning beef calves in two stages on their behavior and growth rate. Journal of Animal Science, 83:2205-2214.

• Stookey, J.M., 2004. Beware of the bottle-raised male orphan! Most people have an appreciation and understanding that mature male animals (bulls, rams, stags and other livestock) are potentially dangerous, but most people fail to appreciate that the most dangerous males are those that have been reared by hand.

• Kelly D. Mitchell, Joseph M. Stookey, Darrell K. Laturnas, Jon M. Watts, Derek B. Haley and Tara Huyde, 2004. The effects of blindfolding on behavior and heart rate in beef cattle during restraint. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 85:233-245.

• Haley, D.B, Stookey, J.M. and Bailey, D.W. 2003. More on two-step weaning, published in BEEF Magazine September, 2003, pp. 54.

• When the cows come home, a video report by Jennifer Scott highlighting a WCVM ethology research project exploring homing instinct in domestic cattle. Aired on The Discovery Channel, summer 2003. Clip features Jennifer Crookshanks (summer student, WCVM ’06), Dr. Carol Petherick (visiting scientist based in Australia), & Dr. Joseph Stookey (WCVM).

• Painful memories, a video report by Jennifer Scott highlighting a WCVM ethology research project investigating memories associated with painful procedures. Aired on The Discovery Channel, summer 2003. Clip features Chris Bell (summer student, WCVM ’06) & Dr. Jon Watts (WCVM).

• Stookey, J.M. and Haley, D.B. 2002. The Latest in Alternate Weaning Strategies, presented at "Beef it up: A workshop for cow/calf producers" December 10-11, 2002 in Saskatoon, SK. (You will need MS-Word to open this link.)

• Clavelle, J.L. and Stookey, J.M. 2002. Normal and pathological mounting (bulling behaviour) in feedlot steers,  a poster presented at Poster Day 2002 -- Western College of Veterinary Medicine, January, 2002. (You will need MS-PowerPoint to open this link.)

• Haley, D.B. and Stookey, J.M. 2002. Reducing Weaning Stress in Beef Cattle, a poster presented at Poster Day 2002 -- Western College of Veterinary Medicine, January, 2002. (You will need MS-PowerPoint to open this link.)

• Haley, D.B. 2002. 2-Step Weaning, published in Canadian Cattlemen Magazine, June-July, 2002, pp. 26.

• Mitchell, K.D., Stookey, J.M., Laturnas, D.K., Watts, J.M., Haley, D.B. and Hudye, T. 2002. Effects of blindfolding on behaviour and heart rate in beef cattle during restraint, a poster presented at the North America Regional Meeting of the International Society for Applied Ethology, Quebec City, Canada, July 20-21, 2002. (You will need MS-PowerPoint to open this link.)

• Clavelle, J.L., Fritz, L, Stookey, J.M. and Waltz, C. 2001. Breeding activity of a mixed age group of bulls on extensive pasture, a poster presented at the 35th International Congress of the ISAE, University of California-Davis, August 4-8. (You will need MS-PowerPoint to open this link.)

• Stookey, J.M. 2001 What Role Will the Consumer Play in Meat, Milk and Egg Production in Western Canada, presented at the 22nd Western Nutrition Conference, September 25-27, 2001 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. A paper focusing on consumer concerns and their influence on animal welfare issues.

• Stookey, J.M. & Haley, D.B. 2001. The Weaning Two-Step, published in BEEF Magazine November, 2001, pp. 30.

• Watts, J.M., Hall, J.G., Stookey, J.M., Arndt, M.R. and Valentine, B. 2001. Vocal communication between cows and calves in extensive range conditions, a poster presented at the 35th International Congress of the ISAE, University of California-Davis, August 4-8. (You will need MS-PowerPoint to open this link.)

• Stookey, J.M., Campbell, J., Janzen, E. McKinnon, J., Watts, J. and Haley, D.B. 2000. Effects of Castration Technique and Anesthesia on Behaviour and Weight Gain in the Feedlot: A technical report examining the effects of delaying the castration of male calves until they are older. In addition to examining delayed castration on weight gain this study examined the response of calves to different methods castration and the effects of providing an epidural anesthesia on their response to the various castration methods. .^6-Jan-06

• Stookey, J.M. 2000. Dehorning Cattle via Genetics is Welfare Friendly, a discussion paper from the Canadian Expert Committee on Farm Animal Welfare and Behaviour, June, 2000 in Guelph, Ontario.

• Stookey, J.M. 2000. How are you dehorning your cattle?, Southern Alberta Beef Review, Volume 2, Issue 1.

• Stookey, J.M. 1998. Alternate Weaning Strategies for Cow-Calf Producers, presented at the Saskatchewan Beef Symposium, November 17-18, 1998 in Saskatoon, SK..

• Stookey, J.M. 1997. Buller Steer Syndrome, from the Alberta Feedlot Management Guide.

• Stookey, J.M. 1997. Maternal Behaviour of Beef Cattle, presented at the Saskatchewan Beef Symposium November 18-20, 1997 in Saskatoon, SK.

• Flannigan, G. and Stookey, J.M. 1996. Stable Vices: A Measure of Poor Welfare?, from Horse Health Lines, Spring issue. (Horse Health Lines is published by the Equine Health Research Fund at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.)

• Stookey, J.M. 1996. Painful Procedures and Misconceptions, presented at Animal Care '96: Modern Agriculture organized by the Manitoba Farm Animal Council, November 28, 1996 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

• Watts, J.M, Stookey, J.M., Waltz, C. and Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K.S. 1996. Social and Spatial Relationships of Cattle in Range Conditions, taken from our annual report to the Saskatchewan Agricultural Development Fund.

• Stookey, J.M. 1994. Is Intensive Dairy Production Compatible with Animal Welfare? Proceedings of the 1994 Western Dairy Canadian Dairy Seminar, pp. 209-219. Advances in Dairy Technology, Volume 6.