Proceedings of the 11th International Veterinary Behaviour Meeting

Section: Thursday September 14th, 2017 1: 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 Shelters 3: Having Bitten is No One-way Ticket for Dogs: Rehabilitation Possibilities and Principles 4: Evaluation, Management and Welfare of Aggressive Shelter Dogs 5: Keynote Presentation: Use of Psychopharmacology to Reduce Anxiety and Fear in Dogs and Cats: A Practical Approach 6: Preventing Travel Anxiety Using Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Oromucosal Gel 7: Oromucosal Dexmedetomidine Gel for Alleviation of Fear and Anxiety in Dogs During Minor Veterinary or Husbandry Procedures 8: Avalanche Dogs Can Locate 'Buried Victims' by Perceiving the Human Breath Under the Snow 9: Responses of Anxious Dogs to a Simple Behaviour Modification Protocol While Waiting in a Veterinary Hospital 10: Link Between Chronic Gastric Diseases and Anxiety in Dogs 11: Interaction of Health and Behaviour Problems in Dogs 12: Keynote Presentation: A Multimodal Approach to Resolving Tension Between Cats in the Same Household: A Practical Approach 13: Effect of a Synthetic Feline Pheromone for Managing Unwanted Scratching in Domestic Cats 14: Relationship Among Cat-Owner Bond, Cat Behaviour Problems and Cat Environment Conditions: A Study With 1553 Spanish Cat Owners Section: Friday September 15th, 2017 15: 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 Animals 17: Impact of Exploratory Material and Stocking Density on Tail and Ear Biting in Suckling and Weaning Piglets 18: Ontogeny of Selected Behaviours in Piglets of Slovak Large White Improved Swine Breed 19: Access to Chewable Materials Increases Piglet Activity During Lactation 20: Hypothermia Triggers Depression-like Behaviour in Mice Forced Swimming Test 21: Effects of Maternal Depression and Antidepressant Therapy on the Neurobehavioural Development of Rat Offspring 22: From Neuronal Activity to Behaviour: Understanding Neuronal Correlates of Sensory Discrimination 23: Environmental Control of Crib-biting in a Horse 24: 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 Development 26: 'Long-stay' Dogs in Shelters: Studying Factors Related to Adoptability of Difficult to Adopt Dogs in Catalonia 27: Compulsive Self-licking and Self-biting in Dogs with Paraesthesia: Two Cases 28: Use of Huperzine A in Three Canine Cases in Australia 29: Mirtazapine as a Potential Drug to Treat Social Fears in Dogs: Five Case Examples 30: 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 Anxiety 32: The Effects of a Nutritional Supplement (Solliquin) in Reducing Fear and Anxiety in a Laboratory Model of Thunder-induced Fear and Anxiety 33: Observing the Results of Reducing the Stress of the Dogs During Training by the Help of Dog-appeasing Pheromone on Learning and Problem-solving Behaviours 34: Evaluation of the Association Between Attendance at Veterinary Hospital-based Puppy Socialisation Classes and Long-term Retention in the Home Section: Saturday September 16th, 2017 35: Effects of Olfactory Stimulation with Essential Oils in Animals: A Review 36: Olfactory Enrichment in Dogs: Possible New Applications 37: Hair Cortisol in Cats as a Measure of Chronic Stress: A Pilot Study Under Controlled Conditions 38: Cortisol Content in Hair Measured by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry: A Non-invasive Marker of Chronic Stress in Companion Animals 39: Association Between Catecholaminergic Genes and Impulsivity in Dogs 40: Do Assistance Dogs Show Work Overload? Canine Blood Prolactin as a Clinical Parameter to Detect a Chronic Stress-related Response 41: Efficacy of a Therapeutic Diet on Dogs with Signs of Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome 42: Social Behaviour and Bonding in Aged Dogs: A Multimodal Assessment Approach 43: Olfactory Stem Cell Therapy in Canine Age-related Disorders Treatment: A Controlled Study 44: Neophilia in Successfully Ageing Dogs: Preliminary Results 45: 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 Caregivers 47: The Personality of Dogs and Cats Living in the Same Household: A Multivariate Model Study 48: A Comparison of Attitudes and Coping Strategies of Small Animal Veterinarians Toward Behaviour Problems of Companion Dogs in Israel and Brazil 49: The Latin Owner: Profiles, Perceptions and Attitudes of Italian Cat and Dog Owners Towards their Pet 50: Coping Strategies in Dogs with Impaired Social Functioning Towards Humans 51: Predictors of Gaze-directed Attention in Dogs 52: The Effect of Paw Preference on Problem-solving Ability in Cats: Preliminary Results 53: The Impact of Transportation-related Anxiety on the Quality of Pre-anaesthesia in Cats: A Preliminary Study SECTION: POSTER PRESENTATIONS 54: 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 Italy 56: Relation Between the Owner's Psychological Well-being and Pets' Behavioural Problems: A Portuguese Survey 57: The Association of Multiple Clinical Signs to Determine if a Cat Displays Either Urine Marking or Latrine Behaviour 58: 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 Dog 60: The Importance of Pain as a Differential Diagnosis During a Behaviour Consultation 61: Canine Electroencephalograph Transients in the Sigma Range Relate to Memory 62: Noise Sensitivities in Dogs: An Exploration of Signs in Dogs With and Without Musculoskeletal Pain 63: Evaluation of Urine Cortisol:Creatinine Ratio in Dogs with Separation Anxiety 64: Effects of Providing Two Kinds of Doghouses in Different Sized Pens on the Behaviour of Shelter Dogs 65: 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 Dog 67: Differences in Management of Dogs and Cats Living in the Same Household 68: Acupuncture Influence on Reduction of Stress Signs in Kennelled Dogs 69: Serum Leptin and Ghrelin Levels and their Relationship with Serum Cortisol, Thyroid Hormones, Lipids, Homocysteine and Folic Acid in Dogs with Compulsive Tail Chasing 70: A Social Entrepreneurship Project on Animal Welfare: 'Pretty Paws' Board Game