Proceedings of the 11th International Veterinary Behaviour Meeting : 14th-16th September 2017, Samorin, Slovakia

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This book contains the proceedings from the 11th International Veterinary Behaviour Meeting. Keynote Presentations include 'Use of Psychopharmacology to Reduce Anxiety and Fear in Dogs and Cats: A Practical Approach' by Barbara L. Sherman, 'A Multimodal Approach to Resolving Tension Between Cats in the Same Household: A Practical Approach' by Sarah E. Heath, 'The Importance of the Welfare of Research Animals to Maximise the Quality of Behavioural Research: Do We Measure True Behaviours?' by Patrick Pageat and 'Making Animal Welfare Sustainable - Human Behaviour Change for Animal Behaviour: The Human Element' by Jo White and Suzanne Rogers Content: Section: Thursday September 14th, 20171: Predicting Aggressive Behaviour: Which Factors Influence Biting and What is the Use of Temperament Tests?2: No Better Than Flipping a Coin: Reconsidering Canine Behaviour Evaluations in Animal Shelters3: Having Bitten is No One-way Ticket for Dogs: Rehabilitation Possibilities and Principles4: Evaluation, Management and Welfare of Aggressive Shelter Dogs5: Keynote Presentation: Use of Psychopharmacology to Reduce Anxiety and Fear in Dogs and Cats: A Practical Approach6: Preventing Travel Anxiety Using Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Oromucosal Gel7: Oromucosal Dexmedetomidine Gel for Alleviation of Fear and Anxiety in Dogs During Minor Veterinary or Husbandry Procedures8: Avalanche Dogs Can Locate `Buried Victims' by Perceiving the Human Breath Under the Snow9: Responses of Anxious Dogs to a Simple Behaviour Modification Protocol While Waiting in a Veterinary Hospital10: Link Between Chronic Gastric Diseases and Anxiety in Dogs11: Interaction of Health and Behaviour Problems in Dogs12: Keynote Presentation: A Multimodal Approach to Resolving Tension Between Cats in the Same Household: A Practical Approach13: Effect of a Synthetic Feline Pheromone for Managing Unwanted Scratching in Domestic Cats14: Relationship Among Cat-Owner Bond, Cat Behaviour Problems and Cat Environment Conditions: A Study With 1553 Spanish Cat OwnersSection: Friday September 15th, 201715: Keynote Presentation: The Importance of the Welfare of Research Animal to Maximise the Quality of Behavioural Research: Do We Measure True Behaviours?16: Keynote Presentation: Human Behaviour Change for Animals17: Impact of Exploratory Material and Stocking Density on Tail and Ear Biting in Suckling and Weaning Piglets18: Ontogeny of Selected Behaviours in Piglets of Slovak Large White Improved Swine Breed19: Access to Chewable Materials Increases Piglet Activity During Lactation20: Hypothermia Triggers Depression-like Behaviour in Mice Forced Swimming Test21: Effects of Maternal Depression and Antidepressant Therapy on the Neurobehavioural Development of Rat Offspring22: From Neuronal Activity to Behaviour: Understanding Neuronal Correlates of Sensory Discrimination23: Environmental Control of Crib-biting in a Horse24: Do Different Types of Food Provoke Different Levels of Enjoyment in Dogs?25: Survey of Shock Collar Use in France: Providing Practical Results for Regulatory Guidelines Development26: `Long-stay' Dogs in Shelters: Studying Factors Related to Adoptability of Difficult to Adopt Dogs in Catalonia27: Compulsive Self-licking and Self-biting in Dogs with Paraesthesia: Two Cases28: Use of Huperzine A in Three Canine Cases in Australia29: Mirtazapine as a Potential Drug to Treat Social Fears in Dogs: Five Case Examples30: Polyuria and Polydipsia Associated with Hypersensitivity-Hyperactivity Syndrome (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in a Dog: A Case Report of a Male French Shepherd Dog (Beauceron)31: Two Approaches to Managing Separation Anxiety32: The Effects of a Nutritional Supplement (Solliquin) in Reducing Fear and Anxiety in a Laboratory Model of Thunder-induced Fear and Anxiety33: Observing the Results of Reducing the Stress of the Dogs During Training by the Help of Dog-appeasing Pheromone on Learning and Problem-solving Behaviours34: Evaluation of the Association Between Attendance at Veterinary Hospital-based Puppy Socialisation Classes and Long-term Retention in the HomeSection: Saturday September 16th, 201735: Effects of Olfactory Stimulation with Essential Oils in Animals: A Review36: Olfactory Enrichment in Dogs: Possible New Applications37: Hair Cortisol in Cats as a Measure of Chronic Stress: A Pilot Study Under Controlled Conditions38: Cortisol Content in Hair Measured by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry: A Non-invasive Marker of Chronic Stress in Companion Animals39: Association Between Catecholaminergic Genes and Impulsivity in Dogs40: Do Assistance Dogs Show Work Overload? Canine Blood Prolactin as a Clinical Parameter to Detect a Chronic Stress-related Response41: Efficacy of a Therapeutic Diet on Dogs with Signs of Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome42: Social Behaviour and Bonding in Aged Dogs: A Multimodal Assessment Approach43: Olfactory Stem Cell Therapy in Canine Age-related Disorders Treatment: A Controlled Study44: Neophilia in Successfully Ageing Dogs: Preliminary Results45: The Attachment Bond to People in Domestic Dogs: Does it Exist Already in Puppies?46: Living with and Loving a Pet with Behaviour Problems: The Impact on Caregivers47: The Personality of Dogs and Cats Living in the Same Household: A Multivariate Model Study48: A Comparison of Attitudes and Coping Strategies of Small Animal Veterinarians Toward Behaviour Problems of Companion Dogs in Israel and Brazil49: The Latin Owner: Profiles, Perceptions and Attitudes of Italian Cat and Dog Owners Towards their Pet50: Coping Strategies in Dogs with Impaired Social Functioning Towards Humans51: Predictors of Gaze-directed Attention in Dogs52: The Effect of Paw Preference on Problem-solving Ability in Cats: Preliminary Results53: The Impact of Transportation-related Anxiety on the Quality of Pre-anaesthesia in Cats: A Preliminary StudySECTION: POSTER PRESENTATIONS54: Playful Activities Post-learning Improve Retraining Performance a Year Later in Labrador Retriever Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)55: Adoption Preference Factors for Dogs in a Public Shelter in the Province of Palermo (Southern Italy) and Comparison with Adoption Rates of a Shelter in Northern Italy56: Relation Between the Owner's Psychological Well-being and Pets' Behavioural Problems: A Portuguese Survey57: The Association of Multiple Clinical Signs to Determine if a Cat Displays Either Urine Marking or Latrine Behaviour58: Mirror Reflection or Real Image: Does Past Mirror Experience Influence a Dog's Use of a Mirror?59: Association Between Puppy Classes and Adult Behaviour of the Dog60: The Importance of Pain as a Differential Diagnosis During a Behaviour Consultation61: Canine Electroencephalograph Transients in the Sigma Range Relate to Memory62: Noise Sensitivities in Dogs: An Exploration of Signs in Dogs With and Without Musculoskeletal Pain63: Evaluation of Urine Cortisol:Creatinine Ratio in Dogs with Separation Anxiety64: Effects of Providing Two Kinds of Doghouses in Different Sized Pens on the Behaviour of Shelter Dogs65: Circadian Distribution and Characterisation of Social Behaviour in a Group of Domestic Donkeys (Equus asinus)66: Effect of Meal Composition on Tryptophan:Large Neutral Amino Acids Ratio in Dog67: Differences in Management of Dogs and Cats Living in the Same Household68: Acupuncture Influence on Reduction of Stress Signs in Kennelled Dogs69: Serum Leptin and Ghrelin Levels and their Relationship with Serum Cortisol, Thyroid Hormones, Lipids, Homocysteine and Folic Acid in Dogs with Compulsive Tail Chasing70: A Social Entrepreneurship Project on Animal Welfare: `Pretty Paws' Board Game