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laura ann boyle

Teagasc Food Research Centre (Ireland)

Carlow, Ireland

Specialty Chief Editor

Animal Behavior and Welfare
gregory archer

Texas A and M University

College Station, United States

Associate Editor

Animal Behavior and Welfare
melissa bain

University of California, Davis

Davis, United States

Associate Editor

Animal Behavior and Welfare
daniela bertotto

University of Padua

Padua, Italy

Associate Editor

Animal Behavior and Welfare

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Animal Behavior and Welfare

Guidelines

Submit your research

Author guidelines

Editor guidelines

Peer review

Publishing fees

Editors

laura ann boyle

gregory archer

melissa bain

daniela bertotto

Articles

Exploring factors that influence the behavior response to novel object tests in young thoroughbred horses: investigating sex, test site and auction history

Electrocardiographic (ECG) changes induced by temperature variations in newly hatched Aperema (Rhinoclemmys punctularia, Daudin, 1801)

Use of fecal microbiome to understand the impact of housing conditions on metabolic stress responses in farmed saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus)

Zoonotic diseases awareness and food safety practices among livestock farmers in Nepal

Research Topics

Animal Communication: Neurobiological, chemical, and physiological aspects

Promoting the 3Fs (freedom, forage, and friends) in Equine Welfare

Reviews and Recent Advancements in Animal Welfare, Volume II

The Future of Farm Animal Welfare Science: Selected Papers from the 9th International Conference on the Welfare Assessment of Animals at Farm Level (WAFL)