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Michael Mendl

Researcher at University of Bristol

Publications -  236
Citations -  12365

Michael Mendl is an academic researcher from University of Bristol. The author has contributed to research in topics: Animal Welfare (journal) & Affect (psychology). The author has an hindex of 55, co-authored 222 publications receiving 10856 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael Mendl include University of Cambridge & University of Groningen.

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The accumulation of skin lesions and their use as a predictor of individual aggressiveness in pigs

TL;DR: This paper investigated the factors that contribute to post-mixing aggression in commercially housed pigs and found that the duration spent in reciprocalfighting and being bullied were significant determinants of the LS and contributed to the total LS in proportions of 0.17 and 0.14.
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A case control study of on-farm risk factors for tail biting in pigs

TL;DR: Some management practices on commercial farms that can be changed to decrease the risk of tail biting in growing and finishing pigs are identified and quantified.
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Timing and causes of piglet mortality in alternative and conventional farrowing systems.

TL;DR: The causes and timing of piglet mortality were studied and the percentage livebom mortality was significantly associated with the parity and body length of the sows and with the within-litter variation in the birth weight of the piglets.
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The spontaneous qualitative assessment of behavioural expressions in pigs: first explorations of a novel methodology for integrative animal welfare measurement

TL;DR: It can be concluded that observers showed significant agreement in their spontaneous assessment of pig expressions, which suggests that these assessments were based on commonly perceived and systematically applied criteria.
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Dogs showing separation-related behaviour exhibit a ‘pessimistic’ cognitive bias

TL;DR: A new ‘cognitive bias' measure of animal affect is used to show that dogs which exhibit high levels of SRB in a separation test also appear to have a more negative underlying mood.