Advancements in artificial intelligence technology for improving animal welfare: Current applications and research progress

L Zhang, W Guo, C Lv, M Guo, M Yang… - Animal Research and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various sectors has led to significant
advancements, with the animal industry being no exception. This review aims to investigate …

The animal welfare science of working dogs: current perspectives on recent advances and future directions

ML Cobb, CM Otto, AH Fine - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Working dogs are prevalent throughout our societies, assisting people in diverse contexts,
from explosives detection and livestock herding, to therapy partners. Our scientific …

Exploring breed differences in discrimination, reversal learning, and resistance to extinction in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris)

A Azadian, A Protopopova - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Learning is crucial for sha** domestic dogs' behaviour through life experiences, yet not all
breeds exhibit the same learning aptitude towards a particular task. The current study's …

Effect of pre-session discrimination training on performance in a judgement bias test in dogs

J Krahn, A Azadian, C Cavalli, J Miller, A Protopopova - Animal Cognition, 2024 - Springer
Spatial judgement bias tests (JBTs) can involve teaching animals that a bowl provides a
reward in one location but does not in another. The animal is then presented with the bowl …

The new era of canine science: resha** our relationships with dogs

EL MacLean, A Fine, H Herzog, E Strauss… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Canine science is rapidly maturing into an interdisciplinary and highly impactful field with
great potential for both basic and translational research. The articles in this Frontiers …

Physical activity and sport-specific training patterns in Swedish sporting and working trial dogs—A questionnaire survey

A Essner, AL Hesbach, H Igelström… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To explore physical activity patterns, including conditioning exercise and sport-
specific training, and management routines utilized by handlers of Swedish sporting and …

[HTML][HTML] Human Preferences for Dogs and Cats in China: The Current Situation and Influencing Factors of Watching Online Videos and Pet Ownership

X Zhang, Y He, S Yang, D Wang - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Dogs and cats have become the most important and successful pets through long-term
domestication. People keep them for various reasons, such as their functional roles or for …

Injuries and Associated Factors in Swedish Sporting and Utility Trial Dogs—A Cross-Sectional Study

A Essner, C Kjellerstedt, AL Hesbach, H Igelström - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Canine sporting competitions, eg, agility, obedience, rally obedience, and
utility trials, eg, protection, tracking, search, and messenger, are physically and mentally …

[HTML][HTML] Human-directed sociability in the domestic dog: a Tinbergian approach

M Boada, G Wirobski - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
The motivation to interact with humans is central to dogs' domestication process. This review
aims to provide a curated overview of the current knowledge about dogs' human-directed …

ManyDogs Project: a big team science approach to investigating canine behavior and cognition

D Alberghina, EE Bray, D Buchsbaum, SE Byosiere… - 2023 - digitalcommons.unl.edu
Dogs have a special place in human history as the first domesticated species and play
important roles in many cultures around the world. However, their role in scientific studies …