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The effects of body posture and temperament on heart rate variability in dairy cows by Frondelius, Lilli, Järvenranta, Kirsi, Koponen, Taija, Mononen, Jaakko

“…Abstract Reactivity of cattle affects many aspects of animal production (e.g. reduced milk and meat production). Animals have individual differences in…”
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Genetic diversity of noble crayfish in Finland based on ITS1 microsatellite-like repeat variation: implications to the conservation and management by Karjalainen, Anna, Halmekytö, Maria, Mononen, Jaakko, Kortet, Raine, Kokko, Harri

“…During the last two centuries, native noble crayfish ( Astacus astacus ) has been introduced and re-introduced into many waters in Finland, to widen the area…”
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Assessing the Reliability of Optimized Residual Feed Intake Measurements in Beef Cattle by Mononen, Jaakko, Kostensalo, Joel, Pesonen, Maiju, Huuskonen, Arto, Manni, Katariina

“…Residual feed intake (RFI) is the preferred measurement for feed efficiency in beef cattle, but it is laborious to determine. Data from two experiments of…”
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Faecal Cortisol Metabolites as an Indicator of Adrenocortical Activity in Farmed Blue Foxes by Ojala, Eeva A., Kurkilahti, Mika, Hovland, Anne Lene, Palme, Rupert, Mononen, Jaakko

“…Welfare studies of blue foxes would benefit from a measurement of faecal cortisol metabolites (FCMs) as a non-invasive, physiological stress parameter…”
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Time budgets of finishing bulls housed in an uninsulated barn or at pasture by Tuomisto, Leena, Mononen, Jaakko, Martiskainen, Paula, Ahola, Leena, Huuskonen, Arto Kalevi

“…This study aimed at comparing the behaviour of finishing bulls raised in an uninsulated barn (UB) and at pasture (PAS). In experiment 1, dairy bulls were…”
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Evaluation of the confusion matrix method in the validation of an automated system for measuring feeding behaviour of cattle by Ruuska, Salla, Hämäläinen, Wilhelmiina, Kajava, Sari, Mughal, Mikaela, Matilainen, Pekka, Mononen, Jaakko

“…•Device validation with confusion matrices was evaluated empirically.•Assessments by confusion matrices, error indices and linear regression were…”
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Validation of a pressure sensor-based system for measuring eating, rumination and drinking behaviour of dairy cattle by Ruuska, Salla, Kajava, Sari, Mughal, Mikaela, Zehner, Nils, Mononen, Jaakko

“…•Automatic equipment was used to measure feeding behaviour of cattle.•We compared results from a pressure-based system (RumiWatch) with video recordings.•There…”
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Reliability and construct validity of three temperament tests in farmed Finnraccoons (Nyctereutes procyonoides) by Korhonen, Hannu T., Sepponen, Juhani, Mononen, Jaakko, Koistinen, Tarja

“…The associations between the Stick test, Feeding test and Subjective evaluation of the temperament were tested in 214 juvenile Finnraccoons, raised in five…”
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Sand Floor for Farmed Blue Foxes: Effects on Claws, Adrenal Cortex Function, Growth and Fur Properties by Ahola, Leena, Koistinen, Tarja, Mononen, Jaakko

“…Farmed blue foxes (Vulpes lagopus) are traditionally housed on mesh floors where they are unable to perform certain species-specific behaviours, such as…”
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Finishing bulls have more synchronised behaviour in pastures than in pens by Tuomisto, Leena, Huuskonen, Arto, Jauhiainen, Lauri, Mononen, Jaakko

“…•Finishing bulls had more synchronised behaviour in pastures than in pens.•This was the case for lying, eating and standing, as well as for them together.•The…”
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Endocrine response to fasting in the overwintering captive raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) by nieminen, Petteri, Saarela, Seppo, Pyykönen, Teija, Asikainen, Juha, Mononen, Jaakko, Mustonen, Anne-Mari

“…The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) is an omnivorous canid utilizing the passive wintering strategy in the boreal climate. Farmed raccoon dogs (n=12)…”
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Circannual leptin and ghrelin levels of the blue fox (Alopex lagopus) in reference to seasonal rhythms of body mass, adiposity, and food intake by Mustonen, Anne-Mari, Pyykönen, Teija, Asikainen, Juha, Hänninen, Sari, Mononen, Jaakko, Nieminen, Petteri

“…The aim of the study was to investigate the circannual rhythms of leptin and ghrelin in the blue fox, a variant of the endangered arctic fox, in relation to…”
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Thermoregulatory adaptations of the overwintering captive raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in boreal climate by Nieminen, Petteri, Hohtola, Esa, Pyykönen, Teija, Paakkonen, Tommi, Aho, Jari, Cittová-Kontu, Martina, Asikainen, Juha, Mononen, Jaakko, Mustonen, Anne-Mari

“…The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) is a nocturnal canid thought to utilise passive wintering strategy in the boreal climate. To record the deep body…”
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Cow behaviour pattern recognition using a three-dimensional accelerometer and support vector machines by Martiskainen, Paula, Järvinen, Mikko, Skön, Jukka-Pekka, Tiirikainen, Jarkko, Kolehmainen, Mikko, Mononen, Jaakko

“…Automated animal behaviour monitoring systems have become increasingly appealing for research and animal production management purposes. However, many existing…”
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Adaptations of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) to wintering-effects of restricted feeding or periodic fasting on lipids, sex steroids and reproduction by Asikainen, Juha, Mustonen, Anne-Mari, Pyykönen, Teija, Hänninen, Sari, Mononen, Jaakko, Nieminen, Petteri

“…The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) is an omnivorous canid with autumnal hyperphagia and fattening followed by mid‐winter passivity and fasting in…”
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Measuring behaviour accurately with instantaneous sampling: A new tool for selecting appropriate sampling intervals by Hämäläinen, Wilhelmiina, Ruuska, Salla, Kokkonen, Tuomo, Orkola, Saana, Mononen, Jaakko

“…•Accuracy of instantaneous sampling evaluated with computer simulations.•Random errors determined for five behaviours of dairy cows.•The starting point of…”
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Influence of postoperative pain and use of NSAID on heart rate variability of dairy cows by Frondelius, Lilli, Hietaoja, Juha, Pastell, Matti, Hänninen, Laura, Anttila, Paula, Mononen, Jaakko

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Detection, analysis and interactions of plasma ghrelin, leptin and growth hormone in the mink (Mustela vison) by Ryökkynen, Ari, Mustonen, Anne-Mari, Pyykönen, Teija, Hänninen, Sari, Asikainen, Juha, Kukkonen, Jussi V K, Mononen, Jaakko, Nieminen, Petteri

“…The aim of this study was to obtain basic knowledge of the plasma concentrations and interactions of weight regulatory hormones in juvenile minks (Mustela…”
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Blue foxes’ (Vulpes lagopus) motivation to gain access and interact with various resources by Koistinen, Tarja, Korhonen, Hannu T., Hämäläinen, Elina, Mononen, Jaakko

“…•When accessed, blue foxes interact urgently with a sand enrichment.•Nest box is used as an observation and resting site more than as a hiding place.•Blue…”
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Effects of access to extra cage constructions including a swimming opportunity on the development of stereotypic behaviour in singly housed juvenile farmed mink ( Neovison vison) by Ahola, Leena, Mononen, Jaakko, Mohaibes, Maarit

“…The aim of the study was to find out whether an access to extra cage constructions including either a 180 l pool (SP group) or a pool-sized extra cage (0.61 m…”
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