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6^th ISAE North American Regional Meeting
Université de Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
July 20-21, 2002

(Organizing committee: R. Bergeron, D.B. Haley, M. Harris & E.A. Pajor)

Physiological and behavioural responses to mixing with strange steers in finished steers
M.E. Booth1, G.J. Mears1, K. Schwartzkoph-Genswein2, F.A. Brown1, C.L. Holmes1, T. Entz1, A.L. Schaefer3 and T.A. McAllister1
1,3Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1Lehtbridge, Canada; 2Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Lethbridge, Canada; 3Lacombe, Canada

A procedure to reduce the stress of weaning on beef cattle: On-farm trials of two-step weaning
D.B. Haley1, J.M. Stookey1 and D.W. Bailey2
1University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada; 2Montana State University, Havre, USA

A description of mount behaviour during the Buller Steer Syndrome in a western Canadian feedlot
J.L. Clavelle
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

A novel protocol to assess methods of reducing riding behaviour in feedlot cattle
K.S. Schwartzkoph-Genswein1, J.P. Kastelic2, T.A. McAllister2, R.D. Wilde2, R. Silasi1 and D. Milligan3
1,3Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, 1Lethbridge,Canada; 3Red Deer, Canada; 2Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Canada

Effects of housing gilts in gestation stalls or small groups on their behavior during gestation and farrowing
M.J. Harris1, E.A. Pajor1, A.D. Sorrells1,2, S.D. Eicher2 and B.T. Richert1
1Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA; 21Livestock Behavior Research Unit – Agriculture Research Service, USDA West Lafayette, USA

Post-natal behavioral and physiological responses of piglets from sows housed individually or in groups during gestation A.D. Sorrells1,2, S.D. Eicher1, M.J. Harris2, E.A. Pajor2 and B.T. Richert2
1Livestock Behavior Research Unit – Agriculture Research Service, USDA West Lafayette, USA; 2Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

A breed comparison of post-parturient sow behaviors related to maternal ability
D.C. Lay Jr.1, M.F. Haussmann2, P.A. Reilly2 and R.K. Anthony2
Livestock Behavior Research Unit–Agriculture Research Service, USDA West Lafayette, USA; Iowa State University, Ames, USA

Effects of pre-natal stress on piglet behavior and immunological response to weaning
M.J. Toscano1, K.A. Scott1, D.C. Lay 1, Jr. and H.K. Smith2
1Livestock Behavior Research Unit – Agriculture Research Service, USDA West Lafayette, USA; 2Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

Sexual behaviour and fertility of broiler breeder flocks illuminated by high-pressure sodium, compact fluorescent and incandescent lighting
C.M. Vandenberg and T.M. Widowski
University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

Effect of light type and level of illumination on nest site selection in broiler breeder fowl: Do hens prefer dark nests?
K.C. Sheppard, I.J.H. Duncan and T.M. Widowski
University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

The effects of maternal sounds on chicks
M.B. Woodcock, M.A. Latour and E.A. Pajor.
Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

Cow traffic in automated milking systems
J. Rushen1, L. Munksgaard2, A.M. DePassillé1 and C.C. Krohn2
1Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lennoxville, QC, Canada; 2Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Foulum, Denmark

A previously-learned conditional rule inhibits acquisition of a new rule by five Holstein heifers learning an operant social discrimination task
J.M. Watts, J.M. Stookey, J.L. Clavelle and D.B. Haley
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

Animal ethics as fiduciary responsibility: moving animal welfare forward
R.K. Anthony
Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Assessing the cognitive ability of domestic sows from mirror mediated behavior in a modified T-maze
R.M. Brooks1, W.R. Stricklin1 and H.W. Gonyou2
University of Maryland, College Park, USA; 2Prairie Swine Centre, Saskatoon, Canada

The effect of ACTH on pigs’ attraction to salt or blood flavoured tail-models
M.L. Jankevicius and T.M. Widowski
University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

Relationship between activity and bone formation in immature animals
K.M. Hiney, B.D. Nielsen and A.J. Zanella
Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

Temporal distribution and grouping of suckling events on water buffalo calves
L. Brusius, L.C. Pinheiro Machado Filho, P.A.D. Coimbra, M.J. Hötzel, M.C. Yunes, C.T. Berton, M. Ouriques, J.A.R. Ribeiro and S.A. F. de Quadros
Lab. Etologia Aplicada, Dep. De Zootecnia & Des. Rural, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil
 

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Determination of social dominance in groups of pigs: methodology approach
C. Bousquet and M.C. Meunier-Salaün.
INRA, Unité Mixte de Recherches sur le Veau et le Porc, Saint-Gilles, France

Impact of timing of vaccination against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae on the behavioural and physiological reactions of piglets
V. Dufour1,2, R. Bergeron1 and S. Robert2
1Laval University, Sainte-Foy, Canada; 2Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Lennoxville, Canada

Cows discriminate between flooring surfaces in front of the feeder
B.J. DeCook, M.C. Nelson, C.B. Tucker and D.M. Weary
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Kinematics of dairy cow gait
F. Flower, D. Sanderson and D.M. Weary
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Effect of high instantaneous stocking rate on grazing behaviour of lactating dairy cows in Voisin’s Rational Grazing
M.C.A.C da Silveira, L.C. Pinheiro Machado Filho, G.R. Furlanetto and C.T. Berton
Lab.  Etologia Aplicada, Dep. de Zootecnia & Des. Rural, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil

Effects of blindfolding on behaviour and heart rate in beef cattle during restraint
K.D. Mitchell, J.M. Stookey, D.K. Laturnas, J.M. Watts, D.B. Haley and T. Huyde.
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

Dry matter content and its effects on fecal cortisol measurement: a critical assessment
E. Wilson, D.P. Dembiec, K. Laughlin and A.J. Zanella
Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

Effect of libido reestablishment in semen characteristics of goats (Capra hircus)
V. Prado1, A. Orihuela2, S. Lozano1 and I. Pérez-León1
1Instituto Tecnológico agropecuario de Oaxaca, Ex-hacienda de Nazareno, Xoxotlán Oaxaca, México. 2Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca Morelos, México

Effects of transfer on the behavior of captive tigers
D.P. Dembiec and A.J. Zanella
Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

Ultrasonic vocalizations and other behavioural responses to carbon dioxide euthanasia in laboratory rats
L. Niel and D.M. Weary
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Study of the stress reaction related to artificial insemination in hispano-breton mares
M.A. Alonso, J.A. Perez, C. Diez, D. Bartolomé and V.R. Gaudioso
University of Leon, Spain

Behavioral responses of horses to familiar and unfamiliar vocalizations: an applied ethology project for Animal Science undergraduates
K. Laughlin, M. Bouchey, B. Koenigsknecht, A. Malfroid, B. Wise, R. Zalewski and A.J. Zanella
Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

Integrating practical elements into a theoretical applied animal behavior course for Animal Science undergraduates
K. Laughlin and A.J. Zanella
Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

The impact of the Animal welfare Judging Team experience on undergraduate students
R. Waltman, C.R., Heleski and A.J. Zanella
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA