All Outputs (3)

A novel method to measure the impact of water quality on judgement bias in wild juvenile fish   (2024)
Journal Article
Freire, R., & Nicol, C. (2024). A novel method to measure the impact of water quality on judgement bias in wild juvenile fish  . Global Ecology and Conservation, 54, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03086

Methods to examine judgement bias in free-living animals in situ are required to address ecological, conservation and animal welfare questions. Following on from recent research showing judgement bias in fish, we developed a novel approach to measure... Read More about A novel method to measure the impact of water quality on judgement bias in wild juvenile fish  .

An analysis of the welfare of fast-growing and slower-growing strains of broiler chicken (2024)
Journal Article
Nicol, C. J., Abeyesinghe, S. M., & Chang, Y.-M. (in press). An analysis of the welfare of fast-growing and slower-growing strains of broiler chicken. Frontiers in Animal Science, 5, https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2024.1374609

Due to concerns about the welfare of fast-growing (FG) strains of broiler chicken, animal welfare organisations have advocated the use of certain slower-growing (SG) strains that meet key welfare targets under test conditions. However, a widespread t... Read More about An analysis of the welfare of fast-growing and slower-growing strains of broiler chicken.

Mind your language! Lessons from the application of an English published version of a Japanese horse personality instrument to a French population (2024)
Journal Article
Ricci-Bonot, C., Romero, T., Nicol, C., & Mills, D. S. (2024). Mind your language! Lessons from the application of an English published version of a Japanese horse personality instrument to a French population. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 273, 106237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106237

Replicability is a fundamental tenet of the scientific method and scientific reporting, but there is a preponderance to publish scientific research in English to increase international recognition, regardless of the country of origin of the research.... Read More about Mind your language! Lessons from the application of an English published version of a Japanese horse personality instrument to a French population.