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effects of weaning beef calves in two stages on their behavior and growth rate by Haley, D. B, Bailey, D. W, Stookey, J. M

“…Four trials were conducted to explore possible advantages of weaning beef calves in two stages compared with the traditional method of weaning by abrupt…”
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Effects of local anesthetic and a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug on pain responses of dairy calves to hot-iron dehorning by Stewart, M, Stookey, J M, Stafford, K J, Tucker, C B, Rogers, A R, Dowling, S K, Verkerk, G A, Schaefer, A L, Webster, J R

“…This study examined the effects of a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agent (NSAID) on physiological responses of calves immediately after hot-iron dehorning (DH)…”
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Pain mitigation after band castration of beef calves and its effects on performance, behavior, Escherichia coli, and salivary cortisol by Gonzalez, L. A, Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K. S, Caulkett, N. A, Janzen, E, McAllister, T. A, Fierheller, E, Schaefer, A. L, Haley, D. B, Stookey, J. M, Hendrick, S

“…Eighty-nine steer and bull calves (210 +/- 20 d of age) were randomly assigned to a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatments to study the effect of sham or…”
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Behavior of cattle during hot-iron and freeze branding and the effects on subsequent handling ease by Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K.S, Stookey, J.M, Welford, R

“…Three hundred feedlot steers (320 +/- 2 kg) were assigned to freeze brand, hot-iron brand, and sham branding treatments according to a randomized branding…”
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The effects of regrouping on behavioral and production parameters in finishing swine by Stookey, J.M. (Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada), Gonyou, H.W

“…Three trials involving 396 pigs were conducted to determine the effects of regrouping finishing swine (83.8 +/-.69 kg) on weight gain and behavior during the…”
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Day-time time budgets of pregnant mares housed in tie stalls: a comparison of draft versus light mares by Flannigan, G., Stookey, J.M.

“…Day-time (08.30–05.30 h) time budgets were generated from 55 light and 55 draft late pregnancy mares housed in tie stalls from ten pregnant mares’ urine (PMU)…”
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The response of beef cattle to noise during handling by Waynert, D.F, Stookey, J.M, Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K.S, Watts, J.M, Waltz, C.S

“…Noise is often overlooked as a potential source of fear for cattle during handling. Fifty-nine yearling beef heifers (362±26 kg) were used in a study to…”
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Comparison of image analysis, exertion force, and behavior measurements for use in the assessment of beef cattle responses to hot-iron and freeze branding by Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K.S. (University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.), Stookey, J.M, Crowe, T.G, Genswein, B.M.A

“…Thirty-three steers (328 +/- 2 kg) from a total of 300 animals were randomly selected for a comparison of techniques designed to quantify the behavioral…”
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A QTL study of cattle behavioral traits in embryo transfer families by Schmutz, S M, Stookey, J M, Winkelman-Sim, D C, Waltz, C S, Plante, Y, Buchanan, F C

“…Two behavioral traits, temperament and habituation, were measured in 130 calves from 17 full-sib families which comprise the Canadian Beef Cattle Reference…”
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Effect of a trainer cow on health, behavior, and performance of newly weaned beef calves by Gibb, D. J, Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K. S, Stookey, J. M, McKinnon, J. J, Godson, D. L, Wiedmeier, R. D, McAllister, T. A

“…Experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of the presence of a trainer cow on behavior, performance, health, and feeding patterns of newly weaned…”
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Variability in vocal and behavioural responses to visual isolation between full-sibling families of beef calves by Watts, Jon M., Stookey, Joseph M., Schmutz, Sheila M., Waltz, Coreen S.

“…In order to assess the value of vocal response as an indicator of welfare in cattle, it is necessary to investigate factors which influence vocal behaviour of…”
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Vocal behaviour in cattle: the animal's commentary on its biological processes and welfare by Watts, Jon M, Stookey, Joseph M

“…The vocalizations of cattle provide conspecifics with meaningful information about the caller. If we can learn how to interpret this information correctly, it…”
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Pain mitigation after band castration of beef calves and its effects on performance, behavior, Escherichia coli, and salivary cortisol1 by González, L. A., Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K. S., Caulkett, N. A., Janzen, E., McAllister, T. A., Fierheller, E., Schaefer, A. L., Haley, D. B., Stookey, J. M., Hendrick, S.

“…Eighty-nine steer and bull calves (210 ± 20 d of age) were randomly assigned to a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatments to study the effect of sham or band…”
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Screening of depigmenting compounds for the development of an alternate method of branding beef cattle by Schwartzkopf, K. S, Stookey, J. M, Hull, P. R, Clark, E. G

“…The impetus to find alternative methods to stressful routine management procedures has increased in recent years in the hope of improving animal welfare. The…”
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Factors affecting productivity of Rambouillet ewes mated to ram lambs by Bunge, R. (University of Illinois, Urbana), Thomas, D.L, Stookey, J.M

“…Objectives of this study were to estimate the magnitude of the effects of various factors associated with ewes and their ram lamb mates on fertility,…”
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Genetic analyses of scrotal circumference size and growth in Rambouillet lambs by Matos, C.A.P. (Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison), Thomas, D.L, Nash, T.G, Waldron, D.F, Stookey, J.M

“…The objectives of this study were to identify nongenetic factors influencing scrotal circumference size and growth and to estimate heritabilities of scrotal…”
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Effects of Double Decking and Space Allowance on the Performance and Behavior of Feeder Lambs by Gonyou, H. W, Stookey, J. M, McNeal, L. G

“…A 2 X 2 factorial experiment was conducted using growing lambs to compare single-level vs double-decked pens and high (.32 m2/lamb) vs low (.48 m2/lamb)…”
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Effects of restraint and branding on rates and acoustic parameters of vocalization in beef cattle by Watts, Jon M, Stookey, Joseph M

“…An animal's vocalizations may be a useful reflection of its subjective state of welfare. We attempted to evaluate vocal response as an indication of animal…”
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The effects of blindfolding on behavior and heart rate in beef cattle during restraint by Mitchell, Kelly D, Stookey, Joseph M, Laturnas, Darrell K, Watts, Jon M, Haley, Derek B, Huyde, Tara

“…Use of a blindfold or hood during handling and restraint has been suggested for many wild and captive animals. Two experiments were conducted to determine the…”
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The propensity of cattle to vocalise during handling and isolation is affected by phenotype by Watts, Jon M, Stookey, Joseph M

“…We investigated whether phenotype affects vocal and behavioural responses of newly-weaned beef calves during handling situations and whether vocal response…”
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