by Emily Hightower | Sep 5, 2020 | Blog, The Library
Caldji, Cristian, et al. “Maternal care during infancy regulates the development of neural systems mediating the expression of fearfulness in the rat.” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95 (1998): 5335-5340. PubMed Link | PDF Link This 1998 study describes a...
by Lauren Nolfo-Clements | Aug 30, 2020 | Blog, The Library
Hradecká, L., et al. Heritability of behavioural traits in domestic dogs: A meta-analysis.” Applied Animal Behavior Science 170 (2015): 1-13. This meta-analysis examines the heritability of behavior in dogs. A meta-analysis is a study that pools and analyses...
by Mary Peaslee | Aug 27, 2020 | Blog, The Library
Smith, Gail K., et al. “Lifelong diet restriction and radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis of the hip joint in dogs.” J Am Vet Med Assoc. 229.5 (2006): 690-693. PubMed Link | PDF Link This study looked at the effect of limiting food consumption on the...
by Mary Peaslee | Aug 25, 2020 | Blog, The Library
Kealey, Richard D., et al. “Effects of diet restriction on life span and age-related changes in dogs.” J Am Vet Med Assoc. 220 (2002): 1315-1320. PubMed Link | PDF Link This study evaluates the effects of a modest (25%) lifelong calorie restriction on life...
by Emily Hightower | Aug 23, 2020 | Blog, The Library
Hollinshead FK, Hanlon DW. “Factors affecting the reproductive performance of bitches: A prospective cohort study involving 1203 inseminations with fresh and frozen semen.” Theriogenology 101 (2017): 62-72. PubMed Link | PDF Link This study describes a variety of...
by Lauren Nolfo-Clements | Aug 21, 2020 | Blog, The Library
Wilsson, E. and P.E. Sundgren. “The use of a behaviour test for selection of dogs for service and breeding. II. Heritability for tested parameters and effect of selection based on service dog characteristics.” Applied Animal Behavioral Science 54 (1997):...
