BOARD-INVITED REVIEW: Using behavior to predict and identify ill health in animals

We review recent research in one of the oldest and most important applications of ethology: evaluating animal health. Traditionally, such evaluations have been based on subjective assessments of debilitative signs; animals are judged ill when they appear depressed or off feed. Such assessments are p...

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Published in:Journal of animal science 2009-02, Vol.87 (2), p.770-777
Main Authors: Weary, D.M, Huzzey, J.M, von Keyserlingk, M.A.G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
accuracy
animal behavior
Animal Communication
animal diseases
Animal Diseases - diagnosis
Animal Diseases - psychology
animal health
Animal Husbandry
Animal Husbandry - methods
animal injuries
Animal productions
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Behavior, Animal - physiology
Biological and medical sciences
diagnosis
feed intake
feeding behavior
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
literature reviews
livestock
methods
physiology
prediction
psychology
sickness behavior
signs and symptoms (animals and humans)
Terrestrial animal productions
Vertebrates
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