List of works - Christine Janet Nicol

A bespoke management package can reduce levels of injurious pecking in loose-housed laying hen flocks.

scientific article published on 23 February 2013

A demanding task: using economic techniques to assess animal priorities. A reply to Mason et al

scientific article published on 01 April 1998

A targeted approach to developing environmental enrichment for two strains of laboratory mice

Anthropogenic Threats to Wild Cetacean Welfare and a Tool to Inform Policy in This Area

scientific article published on 28 February 2020

Assessing the seasonal prevalence and risk factors for nuchal crest adiposity in domestic horses and ponies using the Cresty Neck Score.

scientific article

Assessment of welfare on 24 commercial UK dairy goat farms based on direct observations

scientific article published on 01 November 2010

Associations between welfare indicators and environmental choice in laying hens

Aversiveness of motion and noise to broiler chickens

scientific article

Avian maternal response to chick distress

scientific article (publication date: 9 March 2011)

Behaviour and production of laying hens in three prototypes of cages incorporating nests

article

Behaviour and welfare of individual laying hens in a non-cage system

scientific article published on 01 March 2003

Behaviour requirements within a cage environment

Behavioural and physiological effects of finely balanced decision-making in chickens

scientific article published on 2 October 2014

Behavioural and physiological expression of arousal during decision-making in laying hens

scientific article published on January 2014

Behavioural and physiological responses of laying hens to automated monitoring equipment

scientific article published in February 2018

Behavioural responses of laying hens following a period of spatial restriction

article

Clustering and synchrony in laying hens: The effect of environmental resources on social dynamics

article

Comparison of the welfare of layer hens in 4 housing systems in the UK.

scientific article published on August 2010

Consistency, transitivity and inter-relationships between measures of choice in environmental preference tests with chickens

scientific article published on 29 October 2009

Continuous monitoring of pop hole usage by commercially housed free-range hens throughout the production cycle

scientific article published on 16 August 2011

Cue use by foals (Equus caballus) in a discrimination learning task.

scientific article published on 12 June 2009

Description of the Responses of Some Blood Constituents to Rodeo Exercise in Chilean Creole Horses

article

Development of a raceway method to assess aversion of domestic fowl to concurrent stressors.

scientific article published in December 2001

Development of a standard test to assess negative reinforcement learning in horses

article

Development of furnished cages for laying hens

article

Development of mechanical and thermal nociceptive threshold testing devices in unrestrained birds (broiler chickens)

article

Development of spatial memory in occlusion-experienced domestic chicks

Development, direction, and damage limitation: social learning in domestic fowl

scientific article published on February 2004

Discrimination between conspecific odour samples in the horse (Equus caballus)

Do laying hens with keel bone fractures experience pain?

scientific article

Does rearing laying hens in aviaries adversely affect long-term welfare following transfer to furnished cages?

scientific article

Dominance rank is associated with body condition in outdoor-living domestic horses (Equus caballus).

scientific article published on May 2015

Effect of cage height and area on the behaviour of hens housed in battery cages

scientific article published in June 1987

Effect of diet change on the behavior of chicks of an egg-laying strain

scientific article published in January 2006

Effect of reward downshift on the behaviour and physiology of chickens

scientific article published on July 2015

Effects of diet on behavior – normal and abnormal

Effects of maternal vocalisations on the domestic chick stress response

Effects of mixed housing of birds from two genetic lines of laying hens on open field and manual restraint responses.

scientific article published on 22 April 2008

Effects of stocking density, flock size and management on the welfare of laying hens in single-tier aviaries

scientific article published in April 2006

Effects of transportation on the tonic immobility fear reactions of broilers

article by P. J. Cashman et al published June 1989 in British Poultry Science

Elevated arousal at time of decision-making is not the arbiter of risk avoidance in chickens.

scientific article

Equine learning behaviour: accounting for ecological constraints and relationships with humans in experimental design

scientific article published on 6 March 2007

Erratum to “Dominance rank is associated with body condition in outdoor-living domestic horses (Equus caballus)” [Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 166 (2015) 71–79].

scientific article published in October 2015

Examining affective structure in chickens: valence, intensity, persistence and generalization measured using a Conditioned Place Preference Test

article published in 2018

Exploratory activity as a measure of motivation in deprived hens

Factors affecting ranging behaviour in young and adult laying hens

scientific article published on 01 January 2014

Factors affecting the prevalence of foot pad dermatitis, hock burn and breast burn in broiler chicken

scientific article published on 01 June 2007

Flocking for food or flockmates?

Foraging efficiency, social status and body condition in group-living horses and ponies

scientific article published on 09 November 2020

From Unpleasant to Unbearable-Why and How to Implement an Upper Limit to Pain And Other Forms of Suffering in Research with Animals

scientific article published on 30 January 2020

Hen welfare in different housing systems

scientific article published on January 2011

How animals learn from each other

Influence of housing system and design on bone strength and keel bone fractures in laying hens

scientific article published on 22 August 2011

Influence of prior exposure to wood shavings on feather pecking, dustbathing and foraging in adult laying hens

article

Internal roosting location is associated with differential use of the outdoor range by free-range laying hens.

scientific article published on 13 November 2017

Involvement of the sun and the magnetic compass of domestic fowl in its spatial orientation

Kinematic analysis quantifies gait abnormalities associated with lameness in broiler chickens and identifies evolutionary gait differences

scientific article

Lame broiler chickens respond to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with objective changes in gait function: a controlled clinical trial.

scientific article

Leg disorders in broiler chickens: prevalence, risk factors and prevention

scientific article

Let sleeping rats lie: Does the timing of husbandry procedures affect laboratory rat behaviour, physiology and welfare?

scholarly article by Usama A. Abou-Ismail published in June 2008

Matched concurrent case-control study of risk factors for feather pecking in hens on free-range commercial farms in the UK

article

Mild environmental aversion is detected by a discrete-choice preference testing method but not by a free-access method

Motivation for social contact in horses measured by operant conditioning

Neighbour effects on the development of locomotor stereotypies in bank voles, Clethrionomys glareolus

article

No evidence for emotional empathy in chickens observing familiar adult conspecifics

scientific article

Obesity prevalence and associated risk factors in outdoor living domestic horses and ponies

scientific article

Physiological and behavioral consequences associated with short-term prevention of crib-biting in horses

scientific article published on 01 August 1998

Pop hole use by hens with different keel fracture status monitored throughout the laying period

scientific article published on 23 March 2012

Post-conflict friendly reunion in a permanent group of horses (Equus caballus).

scientific article published on 24 July 2010

Preliminary study to examine the utility of using foot burn or hock burn to assess aspects of housing conditions for broiler chicken

scientific article published on 01 February 2006

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Abnormal Behaviors in Chilean Racehorses: A Direct Observational Study

article

Prevalence and factors associated with it, of birds dead on arrival at the slaughterhouse and other rejection conditions in broiler chickens

scientific article published on 01 November 2008

Radiographic and endoscopic study of horses performing an oral based stereotypy ⬇️

scientific article published on March 1, 1995

Rearing Laying Hens in Aviaries Reduces Fearfulness following Transfer to Furnished Cages

scientific article published on 26 February 2016

Recent advances in the analysis of behavioural organization and interpretation as indicators of animal welfare

scientific article

Retrospective harm benefit analysis of pre-clinical animal research for six treatment interventions.

scientific article

Role of diet and feeding in normal and stereotypic behaviors in horses

scientific article (publication date: April 2009)

Short communication: Detection and monitoring of metritis in dairy cows using an automated grooming device

scientific article published on 3 May 2017

Short communication: Detection of lameness in dairy cows using a grooming device.

scientific article published on 15 November 2017

Social buffering in a bird

Social structure, vigilance and behaviour of plains zebra (Equus burchellii): a 5-year case study of individuals living on a managed wildlife reserve

Socially-mediated arousal and contagion within domestic chick broods.

scientific article published on 12 July 2018

Space, time, and unassuming animals

Stereotypic behaviour affects environmental preference in bank voles, Clethrionomys glareolus

Strain and age differences in behaviour, fear response and pecking tendency in laying hens

scientific article published in July 2003

Suckling behaviour in domestic foals and the development of abnormal oral behaviour

article

Surface temperature changes in response to handling in domestic chickens.

scientific article

The 'coping' hypothesis of stereotypic behaviour: a reply to Rushen

The ability of laying pullets to negotiate two ramp designs as measured by bird preference and behaviour

scientific article published on 21 November 2017

The aversion of broiler chickens to concurrent vibrational and thermal stressors.

scientific article published in August 2001

The biological roles of pyrazines: evidence for a warning odour function

article

The effect of dark brooders on feather pecking on commercial farms

article

The effect of keel fractures on egg production, feed and water consumption in individual laying hens

scientific article

The effect of ramp provision on the accessibility of the litter in single and multi-tier laying hen housing

The effect of rearing environment on feather pecking in young and adult laying hens

article

The effect of stocking density, flock size and modified management on laying hen behaviour and welfare in a non-cage system

The effects of diet on blood glucose, insulin, gastrin and the serum tryptophan: Large neutral amino acid ratio in foals

scientific article published on 01 September 2006

The effects of enhancing cage complexity on the behaviour and welfare of laboratory rats

scientific article published on 14 July 2010

The effects of two non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the mobility of laying hens with keel bone fractures

scientific article

The impact of early structural enrichment on spatial cognition in layer chicks

scientific article published on 08 May 2019

The risk factors affecting the development of gentle and severe feather pecking in loose housed laying hens

article

Thermal nociceptive threshold testing detects altered sensory processing in broiler chickens with spontaneous lameness

scientific article

Towards humane end points: behavioural changes precede clinical signs of disease in a Huntington's disease model.

scientific article published in August 2008

Using the Five Domains Model to Assess the Adverse Impacts of Husbandry, Veterinary, and Equitation Interventions on Horse Welfare.

scientific article published on 18 March 2018

List of works by Christine Janet Nicol

A bespoke management package can reduce levels of injurious pecking in loose-housed laying hen flocks.

A demanding task: using economic techniques to assess animal priorities. A reply to Mason et al

A targeted approach to developing environmental enrichment for two strains of laboratory mice

Anthropogenic Threats to Wild Cetacean Welfare and a Tool to Inform Policy in This Area

Assessing the seasonal prevalence and risk factors for nuchal crest adiposity in domestic horses and ponies using the Cresty Neck Score.

Assessment of welfare on 24 commercial UK dairy goat farms based on direct observations

Associations between welfare indicators and environmental choice in laying hens

Aversiveness of motion and noise to broiler chickens

Avian maternal response to chick distress

Behaviour and production of laying hens in three prototypes of cages incorporating nests

Behaviour and welfare of individual laying hens in a non-cage system

Behaviour requirements within a cage environment

Behavioural and physiological effects of finely balanced decision-making in chickens

Behavioural and physiological expression of arousal during decision-making in laying hens

Behavioural and physiological responses of laying hens to automated monitoring equipment

Behavioural responses of laying hens following a period of spatial restriction

Clustering and synchrony in laying hens: The effect of environmental resources on social dynamics

Comparison of the welfare of layer hens in 4 housing systems in the UK.

Consistency, transitivity and inter-relationships between measures of choice in environmental preference tests with chickens

Continuous monitoring of pop hole usage by commercially housed free-range hens throughout the production cycle

Cue use by foals (Equus caballus) in a discrimination learning task.

Description of the Responses of Some Blood Constituents to Rodeo Exercise in Chilean Creole Horses

Development of a raceway method to assess aversion of domestic fowl to concurrent stressors.

Development of a standard test to assess negative reinforcement learning in horses

Development of furnished cages for laying hens

Development of mechanical and thermal nociceptive threshold testing devices in unrestrained birds (broiler chickens)

Development of spatial memory in occlusion-experienced domestic chicks

Development, direction, and damage limitation: social learning in domestic fowl

Discrimination between conspecific odour samples in the horse (Equus caballus)

Do laying hens with keel bone fractures experience pain?

Does rearing laying hens in aviaries adversely affect long-term welfare following transfer to furnished cages?

Dominance rank is associated with body condition in outdoor-living domestic horses (Equus caballus).

Effect of cage height and area on the behaviour of hens housed in battery cages

Effect of diet change on the behavior of chicks of an egg-laying strain

Effect of reward downshift on the behaviour and physiology of chickens

Effects of diet on behavior – normal and abnormal

Effects of maternal vocalisations on the domestic chick stress response

Effects of mixed housing of birds from two genetic lines of laying hens on open field and manual restraint responses.

Effects of stocking density, flock size and management on the welfare of laying hens in single-tier aviaries

Effects of transportation on the tonic immobility fear reactions of broilers

Elevated arousal at time of decision-making is not the arbiter of risk avoidance in chickens.

Equine learning behaviour: accounting for ecological constraints and relationships with humans in experimental design

Erratum to “Dominance rank is associated with body condition in outdoor-living domestic horses (Equus caballus)” [Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 166 (2015) 71–79].

Examining affective structure in chickens: valence, intensity, persistence and generalization measured using a Conditioned Place Preference Test

Exploratory activity as a measure of motivation in deprived hens

Factors affecting ranging behaviour in young and adult laying hens

Factors affecting the prevalence of foot pad dermatitis, hock burn and breast burn in broiler chicken

Flocking for food or flockmates?

Foraging efficiency, social status and body condition in group-living horses and ponies

From Unpleasant to Unbearable-Why and How to Implement an Upper Limit to Pain And Other Forms of Suffering in Research with Animals

Hen welfare in different housing systems

How animals learn from each other

Influence of housing system and design on bone strength and keel bone fractures in laying hens

Influence of prior exposure to wood shavings on feather pecking, dustbathing and foraging in adult laying hens

Internal roosting location is associated with differential use of the outdoor range by free-range laying hens.

Involvement of the sun and the magnetic compass of domestic fowl in its spatial orientation

Kinematic analysis quantifies gait abnormalities associated with lameness in broiler chickens and identifies evolutionary gait differences

Lame broiler chickens respond to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with objective changes in gait function: a controlled clinical trial.

Leg disorders in broiler chickens: prevalence, risk factors and prevention

Let sleeping rats lie: Does the timing of husbandry procedures affect laboratory rat behaviour, physiology and welfare?

Matched concurrent case-control study of risk factors for feather pecking in hens on free-range commercial farms in the UK

Mild environmental aversion is detected by a discrete-choice preference testing method but not by a free-access method

Motivation for social contact in horses measured by operant conditioning

Neighbour effects on the development of locomotor stereotypies in bank voles, Clethrionomys glareolus

No evidence for emotional empathy in chickens observing familiar adult conspecifics

Obesity prevalence and associated risk factors in outdoor living domestic horses and ponies

Physiological and behavioral consequences associated with short-term prevention of crib-biting in horses

Pop hole use by hens with different keel fracture status monitored throughout the laying period

Post-conflict friendly reunion in a permanent group of horses (Equus caballus).

Preliminary study to examine the utility of using foot burn or hock burn to assess aspects of housing conditions for broiler chicken

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Abnormal Behaviors in Chilean Racehorses: A Direct Observational Study

Prevalence and factors associated with it, of birds dead on arrival at the slaughterhouse and other rejection conditions in broiler chickens

Radiographic and endoscopic study of horses performing an oral based stereotypy ⬇️

Rearing Laying Hens in Aviaries Reduces Fearfulness following Transfer to Furnished Cages

Recent advances in the analysis of behavioural organization and interpretation as indicators of animal welfare

Retrospective harm benefit analysis of pre-clinical animal research for six treatment interventions.

Role of diet and feeding in normal and stereotypic behaviors in horses

Short communication: Detection and monitoring of metritis in dairy cows using an automated grooming device

Short communication: Detection of lameness in dairy cows using a grooming device.