Recognizing animal emotions is critical to their welfare and can lead to a better relationship with humans and the environment, especially in a widespread species like the donkey, which is often prone to welfare issues. This study aims to assess the emotional response of donkeys through an operant conditioning task with two presumed different emotional contents. Specifically, a within-subject design including positive and negative conditions was conducted, collecting behavioural and physiological (heart rate variability and HRV) parameters. Facial expressions, postures, and movements were analysed by principal component analysis and behavioural diversity indexes (frequencies, activity budgets, richness, Shannon and Gini-Simpson). During the...
A welfare assessment was conducted using the AWIN prototype welfare assessment protocol for donkeys ...
The development and maintenance of a positive human-horse/donkey relationship is essential in order ...
Equids are still used for diverse chores in Mexico and are essential for the livelihoods of numerous...
One of the objectives of the Animal Welfare Indicators project was to develop animal-based indicator...
One of the objectives of the Animal Welfare Indicators project was to develop animal-based indicator...
Background: The donkey has a reputation for stoicism and its behavioural repertoire in clinical cont...
The donkey has a reputation for stoicism and its behavioural repertoire in clinical contexts is unde...
Despite their diffusion worldwide, many aspects of donkeys’ behaviour and cognitive abilities are st...
Despite donkeys being involved in various activities with humans, their cognitive and learning abili...
In European countries, there has been increasing interest in donkeys during the last decade, this tr...
Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) are commonly used physiological measures in animals...
A donkey (Equus africanus asinus) is commonly used for traction by smallholder farmers in Lilongwe, ...
New productive niches can offer new commercial perspectives linked to donkeys' products and human th...
Domestic horses maintain many of their innate behavioural traits as a group-living, free-ranging her...
Adopting proper animal management strategies, including training, might reduce to a substantial exte...
A welfare assessment was conducted using the AWIN prototype welfare assessment protocol for donkeys ...
The development and maintenance of a positive human-horse/donkey relationship is essential in order ...
Equids are still used for diverse chores in Mexico and are essential for the livelihoods of numerous...
One of the objectives of the Animal Welfare Indicators project was to develop animal-based indicator...
One of the objectives of the Animal Welfare Indicators project was to develop animal-based indicator...
Background: The donkey has a reputation for stoicism and its behavioural repertoire in clinical cont...
The donkey has a reputation for stoicism and its behavioural repertoire in clinical contexts is unde...
Despite their diffusion worldwide, many aspects of donkeys’ behaviour and cognitive abilities are st...
Despite donkeys being involved in various activities with humans, their cognitive and learning abili...
In European countries, there has been increasing interest in donkeys during the last decade, this tr...
Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) are commonly used physiological measures in animals...
A donkey (Equus africanus asinus) is commonly used for traction by smallholder farmers in Lilongwe, ...
New productive niches can offer new commercial perspectives linked to donkeys' products and human th...
Domestic horses maintain many of their innate behavioural traits as a group-living, free-ranging her...
Adopting proper animal management strategies, including training, might reduce to a substantial exte...
A welfare assessment was conducted using the AWIN prototype welfare assessment protocol for donkeys ...
The development and maintenance of a positive human-horse/donkey relationship is essential in order ...
Equids are still used for diverse chores in Mexico and are essential for the livelihoods of numerous...