EXPLORE OTHER WEBSITES WITH INFORMATION ON ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
Below is a list of websites
which provide information on animal behaviour. Originally, the list was
compiled for the veterinary students at WCVM as a potential starting point for finding
information on the web about the treatment and prevention of behavioural
problems. However, many of the sites have additional information that may be
useful to anyone with an interest in animal behaviour.
· Applied animal behaviour or animal
welfare research groups
15-Jul-08
· Other animal behaviour research groups
15-Jul-08
· Animal welfare sites and centres
15-Jul-08
· Journals
15-Jul-08
· Professional behaviour societies,
associations and certification programs
15-Jul-08
· Animal legislation
15-Jul-08
· Behavioural software and equipment
15-Jul-08
· Various
15-Jul-08
· Canadian animal welfare links
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· Animal Welfare Research
Centre – University of Helsinki
· University of Chester Anthrozoology Unit – Equine Welfare Research
· Commonwealth
Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
--
· Danish Department of Animal
Health, Welfare & Nutrition --
· FBN – Dummerstorf – Research Unit in Behavioural Physiology
–
· Ghent University
Laboratory for Ethology --
· IBMC Laboratory Animal
Science --
· Institut Nationale de la Recherche Agronomique --
INRA,
· Animal Welfare and Ethology -
Justus-Liebig-University of Geissen –
· University of Lincoln - Animal
Behaviour –
behaviour problems –
15-Jul-08
· Michigan State University –
· Nordic Project: Group housing horses under Nordic conditions
· NCR-131 Multistate
Research Project in Applied Animal Behaviour & Welfare –
· University of Guelph –
15-Jul-08
· Royal (Dick)
School of Veterinary Studies –
· University of Alberta –
· University of Bristol –
· University of British Columbia –
· University of
California-Davis
–
· University of
Edinburgh –
· University of Oxford --
· University
of Saskatchewan --
· University of Southampton
15-Jul-08
· United States Department of
Agriculture Livestock Behavior --
· United
States Department of Agriculture Livestock Issues --
· Scottish
Agricultural College
--
15-Jul-08
· Swedish University of Agriculture --
· Texas A & M
University --
Other animal behaviour research groups
· Biopsychology
and Behavioral Neuroscience --
15-Jul-08
· Center for the Integrative
Study of Animal Behavior --
· Konrad Lorenz Institute for Comparative Ethology --
· Macquarie University Animal
Behaviour Research Group --
15-Jul-08
· Nebraska Behavioral Biology Group --
Animal welfare sites and centres
· Animal Welfare
Audit Program -- National
Council of Chain Restaurants & Food Marketing Institute,
· Animal Welfare Science
Centre --
15-Jul-08
· Animal Welfare Information Centre -- United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
· Animal Information Network --
· Center for Animal Alternatives --
· Center for Animal Welfare --
· Centre for Animal Welfare and
Ethics –
· Centre for the Study of Animal
Well-being --
· Centre
for Food Animal Productivity and Well-being --
· Colonel K.L. Campbell Centre for
the Study of Animal Welfare --
· Department of Food
and Rural Affairs
--
· Europa
-- Animal Welfare
-- European Commission activities regarding animal welfare
· Lab Animal Welfare Training Exchange
· Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry -- MAF,
· Sir James
Dunn Animal Welfare Centre --
Journals
Professional societies and associations related to animal behaviour
Animal legislation
· Animal Ethics Infolink – Animal
Research Act & Animal Research Regulations,
· Animal Legal and Historical Center – US and international animal-related laws and cases
· European
Convention – for the protection of vertebrate animals used for
experimental purposes
15-Jul-08
· The European Commission – Scientific Committee on
Animal Health & Animal Welfare
· The European Commission – Protection of Animals
legislation
15-Jul-08
· The European Commission – List of the treaties coming
under Protection of Animals
· New Zealand
15-Jul-08
· Philippines – the
animal welfare act of 1998
15-Jul-08
Behavioural software and equipment
· Behavioural Phenotyping -- software for your behavioural data recording and analysis purposes
· Biobserve -- software, mobile systems and equipment for behavioural data recording
· Biotelemetry -- a reference source of
information
15-Jul-08
· Flight time recorder – by Ruddweigh
in
· Grazing Behaviour Recorder -- automatic recording of foraging behaviour
· INTERACT – Software solution by Mangold International for video-based behavioral research and live observation
· JWatcher -- a tool for the quantitative analysis of behaviour
· LABORAS – A system for the automatic behavior
recognition of rats and mice (by Metris b.v)
· Loligo Systems – We develop special-made research and teaching equipment for animal physiology, behavior and kinematics
· Minni Mitter -- physiological and behavioral monitoring for humans and animals
· The Observer -- behavioural software by Noldus Information Technology (other software: EthoVision, UltraVox, MatMan, Theme)
· Optibrand -- livestock identification using retinal images
· Raven -- interactive sound analysis
software from the
· SONOTRACK – A system for the recording and analysis of Ultrasound Vocalizations (by Metris b.v)
· Sound Ruler -- a free acoustic analysis, graphing and teaching tool
· TrackSys, Limited -- software solutions for behavioural research
Various
· ALEIS International -- radio frequency identification
for livestock production
· Animalbehaviour.net -- a great resource of information on applied animal behaviour
· Animal Planet on the Discovery Channel
· Animals -- computer simulations of animal behaviour
· BEHAVE – Behavioral Education for Human, Animal, Vegetation, and Ecosystem Management
· Canadian Council on Animal Care
· Canadian Veterinary Medical Association – the CVMA and animal welfare
· Centre for the Human-Animal
Bond --
15-Jul-08
· Companion Animal Behavior Counseling Programs -- by the American Institute for Animal Science
· Dr. Temple Grandin's Home Page
· Encyclopedia of Farm Animal Behavior
· Equine ethology project -- White Horse Farm
· Ezee Wean Halter – Halter and strap for weaning horses
· Guidelines
for the recognition and assessment of animal pain -- Royal (Dick)
· Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Urban Ethology -- human behaviour
· Movie archives of animal behavior
· NetVet
· Quietwean -- a two-stage, "low-stress" method for weaning cattle
· Stereotypic Animal Behaviour – Fundamentals and applications to welfare (the website companion to the book)
· Universities
Federation for Animal Welfare -- UFAW
· Alberta Farm Animal Council -- AFAC
· Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada
· Canadian Council on Animal Care -- CCAC
· Codes of Practice -- guidelines for the care and handling of various farmed animals
· Farm Animal Council of Saskatchewan -- FACS
· Ontario
Farm Animal Council –
OFAC
· National Farm Animal
Care Council
– NFACC
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