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Rat boredom-like behaviour in a monotonous versus a varied foraging task: effects of sensory variation (2025)
Journal Article
Burn, C., Ng, K. H., & Parker, M. (2025). Rat boredom-like behaviour in a monotonous versus a varied foraging task: effects of sensory variation. Animal Cognition, 28(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-025-01979-6

Evidence increasingly reveals that non-human animals in monotonous situations can show boredom-like states, distinctively manifesting as increases in both arousal-seeking, restless behaviour and low arousal, drowsy behaviour. However, task related bo... Read More about Rat boredom-like behaviour in a monotonous versus a varied foraging task: effects of sensory variation.

Effect of turnout rugs on the behaviour of horses under mild autumn conditions in the United Kingdom (2025)
Journal Article
Daw, F., Burn, C., Chang, Y.-M., & Nicol, C. (2025). Effect of turnout rugs on the behaviour of horses under mild autumn conditions in the United Kingdom. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106661

The use of rugs (blankets) for horses is commonplace as a protective measure to keep horses warm and dry in inclement weather, or to protect them from direct sunshine or insects under warmer conditions. However, rugs can also result in thermal or gen... Read More about Effect of turnout rugs on the behaviour of horses under mild autumn conditions in the United Kingdom.

Animal welfare risks from commercial practices involving cephalopod molluscs and decapod crustaceans (2025)
Journal Article
Browning, H., Burn, C., Schnell, A., Crump, A., & Birch, J. (2025). Animal welfare risks from commercial practices involving cephalopod molluscs and decapod crustaceans. Animal Welfare Journal, https://doi.org/10.1017/awf.2025.25

There is increasing recognition that the welfare needs of cephalopod molluscs and decapod crustaceans are important. Current commercial practices involving these animals include a range of potential threats to their welfare, such as conditions of far... Read More about Animal welfare risks from commercial practices involving cephalopod molluscs and decapod crustaceans.

Dental disease in rabbits under UK primary veterinary care: Clinical management and associated welfare impacts (2025)
Journal Article
Jackson, M., O'Neill, D., Hedley, J., Brodbelt, D., & Burn, C. (2025). Dental disease in rabbits under UK primary veterinary care: Clinical management and associated welfare impacts. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5326

Background: Dental disease is painful and highly prevalent in companion rabbits, but current veterinary management techniques and clinical welfare implications are little described.
Methods: Anonymised VetCompass clinical records were manually revi... Read More about Dental disease in rabbits under UK primary veterinary care: Clinical management and associated welfare impacts.

Rabbit dental abnormalities: Investigation of conformational risk factors in a pedigree rabbit population (2025)
Journal Article
Jackson, M., Betts, M., Hedley, J., & Burn, C. (2025). Rabbit dental abnormalities: Investigation of conformational risk factors in a pedigree rabbit population. Animals, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15070980

Lop-eared and brachycephalic conformations have inconsistently been associated with dental abnormalities in pet and rescue rabbit populations. We investigated conformational risk factors for dental abnormalities in a pedigree population where conform... Read More about Rabbit dental abnormalities: Investigation of conformational risk factors in a pedigree rabbit population.