ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020
Attention Bias Test Measures Negative But Not Positive Affect in Sheep: A Replication Study.
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- Positive Aspects of Welfare in Sheep: Current Debates and Future Opportunities.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
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Abstract
An attention bias test has been developed as a measure of negative affective states in sheep. The test measures an individual's allocation of attention between a threatening (previous location of a dog) and positive (conspecific photo) stimulus over a 3 min period. This study replicated a previously inconclusive study, to determine whether the test could assess positive affective states under more controlled conditions and with a younger population of animals. Pharmacological treatments were used to induce anxious, calm, happy, and control affective states prior to entering the attention bias test arena (
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