How animals perceive the world matters for their welfare, and for trying to work with them. This review covers what we know and don't know about cattle sensory systems & what this means for management. Thanks to @drmariarorvang.bsky.social for inviting me to be part of it! doi.org/10.1016/j.ap... 🐄

#NewBookReview "Martha C. Nussbaum, Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility, Simon & Schuster, New York (2020)" by Dickel et al. Get the full book review here: www.applied-ethology.org/S_Khatiwada_... #animaljustice #animalrights #animalethics

#NewResearchalert "Creep heating in outdoor farrowing huts may increase piglet welfare without impacting survival and growth" by Malmkvist et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #outdoorfarrowing #sowbehaviour #pigletwelfare

#jobalert Assistant Professor: Animal Health and Welfare Texas Tech University, Lubbock Texas, USA More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Assistant_Pr...

#NewResearchAlert "This little piggy got cold: Door flaps on outdoor farrowing huts improve piglet survival during winter in Australia" by Lucas et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #outdoorfarrowing #pigletwelfare #coldstress

#NewResearchAlert "Enriching the environment with multiple rooting materials and bedded rest areas improves welfare of finishing pigs" by Ocepek et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #rootingmaterial #enrichmentpigs #pigwelfare

#NewResearchAlert "First step after submitting your paper: The preliminary checks done by the editors" by Pongrácz and Camerlink. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/P_Pongr_cz_a... #scientificwriting #appliedanimalbehaviourscience #publishing

#voxprimato #postdoc #autresanimaux Offre de postdoc en éthologie appliqué à la Swedish University of Biosystems and Technology sur les perceptions animales Date limite 07/01/2026 👇🏽

International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE)@applied-ethology.bsky.social · 9mo ago

#jobalert Postdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Postdoctoral...

#NewResearchAlert "Geolocation tracking to monitor spatial distribution and habitat selection of cows, horses and sheep grazing in mountainous areas" by Vidal-Cardos et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/Papers_by_Me... #behaviourtracking #grazinganimals #geolocation

#jobalert Senior advisor in outdoor animal Welfare Aarhus University, Denmark More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Senior_advis...

#jobalert Postdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Postdoctoral...

Do tou wanna share an office with me and work in an amazing team on farm animal emotions? Here you go! There's usually always chocolate and snacks in my office. Just sayin 😋

Dr Maria Vilain Rørvang@drmariarorvang.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📣 Are you interested in applied animal ethology and perceptual abilities of animals? Do you want to help us disentangle how animal emotions are modulated by their sensory environment? Then, you might be the postdoc we are looking for🌠 More info: www.slu.se/en/about-slu... #appliedethology #postcoc

#NewResearchAlert "Gestational enrichment of commercial breeding dams (Canis familiaris) influences offspring behaviour" by Baqueiro-Espinosa et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #dogbehaviour #enrichment #dogwelfare

#NewResearchAlert "Dried black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) as environmental enrichment for laying hens – a full-scale commercial study" by Tahamtani et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #blacksoldierflylarvae #environmentalenrichment #layinghens

📣 Are you interested in applied animal ethology and perceptual abilities of animals? Do you want to help us disentangle how animal emotions are modulated by their sensory environment? Then, you might be the postdoc we are looking for🌠 More info: www.slu.se/en/about-slu... #appliedethology #postcoc

Postdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception | slu.se

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#PhDPositionAlert PhD on Advancing the welfare of dairy ruminant youngstock through a social science or multi-disciplinary lens Michigan State University, USA More information: www.applied-ethology.org/PhD_USA.html

#NewResearchAlert "Exploring pose estimation as a tool for the assessment of brush use patterns in dairy cows" by Högberg et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/Papers_by_Me... #poseestimation #dairycattle #brushingbehaviour

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Ten simple rules for leading a many-author non-empirical paper

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First day back at work, and I have a new paper out! authors.elsevier.com/a/1lnmV2gKRh... A review of what we know and the many things we don't know about environmental enrichment for ruminants, with @drmariarorvang.bsky.social and two other lovely colleagues who are not on BlueSky. 🐐🐑🐄

#NewResearchAlert "Ultraviolet light provisioning: Preferences from the broilers’ viewpoint" by van der Sluis et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/Papers_by_Me... #ultravioletlight #broilervision #broilerbehaviour

#NewResearchAlert "Does environmental enrichment impact the behaviour and welfare of bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps)?" by Crisante et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/Papers_by_Me... #beardeddragons #enrichment #beardedragonbehaviour

#NewResearchAlert "Development of experimental parameters for conditioned place aversion testing in neonatal goat kids" by Schmidt et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #goatkids #goatbehaviour #behaviourtest

#NewResearchAlert "A critical review of research concerning the gut microbiome in dogs and its relationship with behaviour" by Crisante et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #dogmicrobiome #dogbehaviour #doghealth

#NewResearchAlert "Social structure and interactions of laying hens: Limited differences between small and large groups" by Grethen et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #layinghen #layerbehaviour #socialbehaviour

#NewResearchAlert "Effects of light spectrum on pig behaviour, health and growth" by Scaillierez et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/Papers_by_Me... #lightspectrum #pigbehaviour #pigvision

#NewResearchAlert "Development of a scale to assess pigs’ immediate behavioural reaction when encountering novel odours" by Grut et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/Papers_by_Me... #pigbehaviour #pigolfaction #behaviourtest

#NewResearchAlert "Deck height did not affect behavioural measures of ‘natural movements’ and ‘adequate ventilation’ during 8 h and 23 h transport of weaner pigs" by Kobek-Kjeldager et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #animaltransport #transporterdesign #pig

@johannastenfelt.bsky.social presented her PhD work on the judgement bias task in the context of odour conditioning in #horses 🐴 Fantastic pitch and poster design! #isae2025 #smellslikewelfare #proudsupervisor

#isae2025 has come to an end and what a fantastic conference it was! Already reminiscing. Our group was well represented and I’m so proud of the early career researcher I’m lucky enough to work with. Thank you all for a lovely time 🙌🏼 #appliedanimalbehaviour

And we’re off 🤩🥳 #isae2025

International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE)@applied-ethology.bsky.social · last yr.

And… the 58th ISAE congress is officially open 🥳 Welcome everyone! #ISAE2025 #appliedethology