Vocal learners such as humans and songbirds can learn to produce elaborate patterns of
structurally organized vocalizations, whereas many other vertebrates such as non-human …

Public concern for farm animal welfare is increasing. Animal welfare is defined as the
balance of positive and negative emotions, where positive emotions are key to a good …

Emotions are important because they enable the selection of appropriate behavioural
decisions in response to external or internal events. Techniques for understanding and …

Simple Summary The ability to perceive other individuals' emotions plays a central role for
animals living in social groups. Cats entertain social relationships with individuals of the …

Simple Summary Greater awareness about animal welfare forces breeders to pay more
attention to animals' needs and behaviors. The presence of sound coming from …

Simple Summary The present paper reviews the importance of bonding for the survival and
well-being in the cow–calf relationship. The review focuses on buffaloes and information …

Completely updated and revised, and with a new author team, this second edition of Farm
Animal Behaviour continues to provide essential information on normal and stereotypic …

Cattle vocalisations have been proposed as potential indicators of animal welfare. However,
very few studies have investigated the acoustic structure and information encoded in these …

♦ Corresponding author: rzadamcz@ cyfronet. pl abstract Perception of the environment by
farm animals is fundamental for expression of behaviour and of their adaptation to different …

Vocal plasticity is the ability of an individual to modify its vocalizations according to its
environment. Humans benefit from an extreme form of vocal plasticity, allowing us to …