ArticleVeterinary and animal science2020
Reliability of observer ratings: Qualitative behaviour assessments of shelter dogs using a fixed list of descriptors.
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- Participation in a Short-Term Socialization and Training Program Improved Kennel-Raised Dog Welfare.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
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- Literature review of the use of Qualitative Behaviour Assessment with a fixed list of terms.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Evaluation of indicators of acute emotional states in dogs.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Finding biomarkers of experience in animals.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2024Review
- A systematic approach to defining and verifying descriptors used in the Qualitative Behavioural Assessment of sows.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2024Article
- The Power Is in the Word-Do Laypeople Interpret Descriptors of Dog Emotional States Correctly?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Long-Lasting Chews Elicit Positive Emotional States in Dogs during Short Periods of Social Isolation.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Can shelter dog observers score behavioural expressions consistently over time?Acta veterinaria Scandinavica · 2022Article
- V-QBA vs. QBA-How Do Video and Live Analysis Compare for Qualitative Behaviour Assessment?Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- What's in a Meow? A Study on Human Classification and Interpretation of Domestic Cat Vocalizations.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
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Abstract
Qualitative Behaviour Assessment (QBA) is a whole-animal approach used to quantify the expressive style of animals' behaviour. The aim of this study was to evaluate the inter-observer reliability of QBA of shelter dogs using a fixed list of descriptors. The fixed list of 20 terms was generated using a group of experts and literature reviews. In the pilot study, seven veterinary students scored 12 two-minute video clips, and in the main study, 22 final year veterinary nurse students and third-year veterinary students scored the same videos. The two datasets were analysed using Principal Component Analysis (PCA), and the level of agreement for the main components and individual terms was assessed using Kendall's coefficient of concordance (
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