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How quickly does housing induced mood change in sheep?

To improve animal welfare, there is a need for a better understanding of affective reactions in animals. The assessment of long-term mood is an important step towards that understanding.

Keywords: animal welfare, sheep, mood, functional near-infrared spectroscopy fNIRS, cognitive bias

  • In this research project, you will use up-to-date approaches in assessing mood in animals (cognitive bias tests). Working will be conducted at the Research Station Agroscope in Tänikon/Thurgau (CH) Project duration is intended to be about half a year.

    In this research project, you will use up-to-date approaches in assessing mood in animals (cognitive bias tests).

    Working will be conducted at the Research Station Agroscope in Tänikon/Thurgau (CH)

    Project duration is intended to be about half a year.

  • Not specified

  • PD Dr. Lorenz Gygax lorenz.gygax@agroscope.admin.ch, Tel. +41 (0) 52 368 33 84 or Sabine Vögeli sabine.voegeli@agroscope.admin.ch, Tel. +41 (0) 52 368 33 51 Centre for Proper Housing of Ruminant and Pigs Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station ART Tänikon CH-8356 Ettenhausen

    PD Dr. Lorenz Gygax
    lorenz.gygax@agroscope.admin.ch,
    Tel. +41 (0) 52 368 33 84
    or
    Sabine Vögeli
    sabine.voegeli@agroscope.admin.ch,
    Tel. +41 (0) 52 368 33 51

    Centre for Proper Housing of Ruminant and Pigs
    Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station ART
    Tänikon
    CH-8356 Ettenhausen

Calendar

Earliest start2013-08-01
Latest end2014-06-30

Location

Faculty of Science (UZH)

Labels

Master Thesis

Topics

  • Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences
  • Biology
  • Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences
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