Peer-Reviewed Publications
Short-term increases in stocking density affect the lying and social behavior, but not the productivity, of lactating Holstein dairy cows (with L. B. Klaiber, R. E. Butzler, L. M. Klaiber, H. M. Dann, C. S. Mooney, and R. J. Grant), Journal of Dairy Science (2012)
Reduced access to resources because of increased stocking density may have a detrimental effect on...
Technical note: Data loggers were a valid method for assessing the feeding behavior of dairy cows using the Calan Broadbent Feeding System (with M L. Klaiber, S S. Thibeau, and H M. Dann), Journal of Dairy Science (2012)
Assessing feeding behavior is important in understanding the effects of nutrition and management on the...
Effect of alternative models for increasing stocking density on the short-term behavior and hygiene of Holstein dairy cows (with C S. Mooney, R E. Butzler, H M. Dann, C S. Ballard, and R J. Grant), Journal of Dairy Science (2012)
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate short-term responses in lying behavior and...
Short communication: Effect of stocking density on indices of cow comfort (with C T. Hill, H M. Dann, and R J. Grant), Journal of Dairy Science (2008)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of increasing stocking density on...
Behavior of lambs in rest pens during long-distance transport (with T H. Friend and G S. Archer), Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science (2008)
The aim of this study was to determine how one group of lambs utilized 2...
Abstracts
The effect of previous experience on the adaptation to headlocks of Holstein dairy cows (with J M. Hale), Journal of Dairy Science (2012)
Who’s listening? The preferred means of communication for Tennessee dairy producers (with M E. Conley and G M. Pighetti), Journal of Dairy Science (2012)
The effect of previous experience on the adaptation to headlocks of Holstein dairy cows (with J M. Hale), Proceedings of the 46th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE), Vienna, Austria (2012)
Change-of-state dataloggers were a valid method for recording the feeding behavior of dairy cows using a Calan Broadbent Feeding System (with L M. Klaiber, S S. Thibeau, and H M. Dann), Proc. 45th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) (2011)
Validation of an automated method for recording the feeding behavior of dairy cows using a Calan Broadbent Feeding System (with L M. Klaiber, S S. Thibeau, and H M. Dann), Journal of Dairy Science (2011)
Proceedings Publications
Effects of Cow Comfort on Milk Quality, Productivity, and Behavior (with R Grant), NMC Annual Meeting Proceedings (2009)
Standing room only: Effects of overcrowding (with R Grant), NMC Regional Meeting Proceedings (2008)
Popular Press Articles and Extension Publications
Which routinely collected herd variables are associated with cow welfare?, The William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute Farm Report (2011)
Changes in behavior before calving and the role of dystocia, The William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute Farm Report (2011)
Introduction of freestall housing alters heifer behavior, The William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute Farm Report (2011)
Effect of barn layout on milk production of small freestall dairies, The William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute Farm Report (2011)
Animal suffering: Can it have a scientific basis?, The William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute Farm Report (2011)
Invited Lectures and Industry Presentations
Overview of Welfare: Tie-Stalls and Overcrowding, ASCI 122: Animals in Society/Animal Welfare, The University of Vermont (2009)
Potential Effects of Barn Refurbishment on Cow Comfort, Cooperative for Real Education in Agricultural Management, The University of Vermont (2009)
Overview of Welfare: Tie-Stalls and Overcrowding, ASCI 122: Animals in Society/Animal Welfare, The University of Vermont (2009)
Other Presentations
Effect of Alternative Methods for Increasing Stocking Density on the Short-Term Behavior and Hygiene of Lactating Holstein Dairy Cows (with C S. Mooney, R E. Butzler, H M. Dann, C S. Ballard, and R J. Grant), Student Research Conference, The University of Vermont (2009)
Effect of continuous versus non continuous transport of the blood chemistry, electrolytes, immune response and behavior of lambs (with T H. Friend, D J. Caldwell, G S. Archer, K Ameiss, and R Johnson), Student Research Week, Texas A&M University (2005)
Effect of continuous versus non continuous transport of the blood chemistry, electrolytes, immune response and behavior of lambs (with T H. Friend, D J. Caldwell, G S. Archer, K Ameiss, and R Johnson), Student Poster Competition, Agriculture Program Conference (2005)
Effect of continuous versus rested transport on the stress indicators in lambs (with T H. Friend, D J. Caldwell, G S. Archer, K Ameiss, and R Johnson), Conservation, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology Student Research Symposium, Texas A&M University (2005)