Dr Nicola J Rooney

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• 2024

  An ethical matrix for the reintroduction of trafficked primates: a platyrrhine case study

  Hernandez Cruz, G. J., Ferreira, R., Mendl, M. T., Rooney, N. J. & Mullan, S. M., 19 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Primatology. 45, 4, p. 834-859 26 p.

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  • Callitrichinae 100%
  • Haplorhini 100%
  • Americans 100%
  • Spider 100%
  • Case Study 100%
  100 Downloads (Pure)

• An investigation into how accurately UK rabbit owners identify pain in their pet rabbits

  Forder, C., Benato, L. & Rooney, N. J., 27 Mar 2024, In: BMC Veterinary Research. 20, 1, p. 122 12 p., 122.

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  • Dog 100%
  • Cat 100%

• Conservation detection dogs: A critical review of efficacy and methodology

  McKeague, B., Finlay, C. & Rooney, N. J., 15 Feb 2024, In: Ecology and Evolution. 14, 2, e10866.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

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  • Dog Breed 100%
  • Odor 100%
  • Critical Review 100%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Do Animal Welfare Education Campaigns Really Work? An Evaluation of the RSPCA's #DogKind Campaign in Raising Awareness of Separation-Related Behaviours in UK Dog Owners

  Philpotts, I., Blackwell, E. J., Dillon, J. & Rooney, N. J., 1 Feb 2024, In: Animals. 14, 3, 23 p., 484.

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  • UK 100%
  • Welfare 100%
  • Dog 100%
  • Companion animals 100%
  • Animal Welfare 100%

• Farming non-typical sentient species: ethical framework requires passing a high bar

  Mullan, S., Nogueira, S. S. C., Nogueira-Filho, S., Zanella, A., Rooney, N., Held, S. D. E. & Mendl, M., 25 May 2024, In: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 37, 18 p., 10.

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  • Farm Animal 100%
  • Cuniculidae 50%
  • Hydrochaeris 16%
  • Case Study 16%
  • Decision Making 16%

• Rewilding landscapes with apex predators: Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) movements reveal the importance of environmental and individual contexts

  Dimbleby, J., Cristescu, B., Bandyopadhyay, K., Rooney, N. J. & Marker, L., 8 May 2024, In: Frontiers in Conservation Science . 5, 12 p., 1351366.

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  • Rewilding 100%
  • Cheetah 100%
  • Savanna 21%
  • Farm Animal 7%
  • Restoration Ecology 7%

• Survey on the importance of different traits for medical detection dogs

  Rooney, N. J., 21 Aug 2024, In: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research.

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  • Dog 100%

• The odour of an unfamiliar stressed or relaxed person affects dogs’ responses to a cognitive bias test

  Parr-Cortes, Z., Muller, C. T., Talas, L., Mendl, M. T., Guest, C. & Rooney, N. J., 22 Jul 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, p. 1-17 17 p., 15843 .

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  • Dog 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• What Do We Know about Dog Owners? Exploring Associations between Pre-Purchase Behaviours, Knowledge and Understanding, Ownership Practices, and Dog Welfare

  Philpotts, I., Blackwell, E. J., Dillon, J., Tipton, E. & Rooney, N. J., 25 Jan 2024, In: Animals. 14, 3, 396.

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  • Dog 100%
  • Animal Welfare 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2023

  Comparing the Efficacy of a New Clinical Skills Model with a Traditional Method to Teach Tube Feeding of an Avian Patient

  Dronfield, A., Killick, R., Warman, S. M., Benato, L. & Rooney, N. J., 20 Dec 2023, In: Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 50, 6, p. 732-742 11 p., e20220033.

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  • Companion animals 100%
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• Determining a cut-off point for intervention analgesia in rabbits using the Bristol Rabbit Pain Scale

  Benato, L., Murrell, J. & Rooney, N., 8 Sept 2023, In: Veterinary Record. 193, 5, e2995.

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  • Rabbit 100%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Run access, hutch size and time-of-day affect welfare-relevant behaviour and faecal corticosterone in pair-housed pet rabbits

  Rooney, N. J., Baker, P. E., Blackwell, E.-J., Walker , M., Mullan, S. M., Saunders, R. A. & Held, S. D. E., 3 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 262, 9 p., 105919.

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  • Leporidae 100%
  • Corticosterone 100%
  • Pet Animal 100%
  • Stress Hormone 33%
  • Floors 8%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  29 Downloads (Pure)

• Water in the city: visitation of animal wildlife to garden water sources and urban lakes

  Gibbons, E., Close, P., Van Helden, B. & Rooney, N. J., 19 Jun 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Urban Ecosystems. 26, 5, p. 1413-1425 13 p.

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  • Water Garden 100%
  • Groundwaters 40%
  • Gardening 20%
  • Prevalence 20%
  • Multivariate Analysis 20%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• “A Part of Me.”: The Value of Dogs to Homeless Owners and the Implications for Dog Welfare

  Bailey , C., Hockenhull, J. & Rooney, N. J., 13 Jul 2023, In: Zoophilologica: Polish Journal of Animal Studies. 1-32, p. 1-32 32 p.

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  • Dog 100%
  • Companion animals 6%
• 2022

  A survey exploring the impact of housing and husbandry on pet snake welfare

  Cargill , B., Benato, L. & Rooney, N. J., 1 May 2022, In: Animal Welfare. 31, 2, p. 193-208 16 p.

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  • Animal Welfare 100%
  • Colubridae 100%
  • Corn Snake 100%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Bristol Rabbit Pain Scale (BRPS): Clinical utility, validity and reliability

  Benato, L., Murrell, J. C. & Rooney, N. J., 9 Sept 2022, In: BMC Veterinary Research. 18, 1, 9 p., 341.

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  • Clinical Utility 100%
  • Pain Assessment 100%
  • Rating Scale 60%
  • Construct Validity 40%
  • Criterion Validity 40%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

  235 Downloads (Pure)

• Bush Encroachment and Large Carnivore Predation Success in African Landscapes: A Review

  Atkinson, H., Cristescu, B., Marker, L. & Rooney, N. J., 15 Sept 2022, In: Earth. 3, 3, p. 1010-1026 17 p.

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  • Africans 100%
  • Predation 100%
  • Africa 50%
  • Grassland 25%
  • Savanna 25%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  81 Downloads (Pure)

• Factors affecting livestock guarding dogs’ proximity to their herd and association with perceived effectiveness

  Aslam, A., O'Flaherty, C., Marker, L. & Rooney, N. J., 8 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research. 51, p. 43-51 9 p.

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  • Farm Animal 100%
  • Herd 100%
  • Dog 100%
  • Collars 37%
  • Global Positioning System 25%

• Habitat thresholds for successful predation under landscape change

  Atkinson, H., Cristescu, B., Marker, L. & Rooney, N. J., 7 Sept 2022, In: Landscape Ecology. 37, 11, p. 2847-2860 14 p.

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  • Predation 100%
  • Cheetah 66%
  • Panthera 44%
  • Leopard 33%
  • Abdomen 33%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  52 Downloads (Pure)

• Haematology, physiological parameters, morphometry and parasitological status of rescued bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus)

  Hernandez Cruz, G. J., Ferreira, R., Rooney, N. J., dos Santos Guidi, R., Pereira do Rego, D., Saulo Freire Costa, T., Klefasz, A., Feijó Oliveira, W., Conceição Gaio, F., Francelino Holanda Duarte, N., De Forte Viana, V. & Mendl, M. T., 1 Aug 2022, In: Journal of Medical Primatology. 51, 4, p. 213-222 10 p.

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  • Morphometry 100%
  • Cebus 100%
  • Sapajus 100%
  • Zoonosis 100%
  • Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin 50%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  38 Downloads (Pure)

• Physiological and behavioural assessments of stress levels in owls housed at owl cafes

  Urita, C., Kusuda, S. & Rooney, N. J., 1 Aug 2022, In: Animal Welfare. 31, 3, p. 283-292 10 p.

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  • Corticosterone 100%
  • Days Open 66%
  • Africans 33%
  • Bubo Bubo 33%
  • Eagle 33%

• Preliminary Behavioural Observations of Horseback Safaris: Initial Insights into the Welfare Implications for Horses and Herbivorous Plains Game Species

  Hodgson, E., Rooney, N. J. & Hockenhull, J., 11 Feb 2022, In: Animals. 12, 4, 441.

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  • Game Species 100%
  • Zebra 100%
  • Equus 14%
  • Quagga 14%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  55 Downloads (Pure)

• The Effect of Blindfolding and Swaddling on The Stress Response to Handling in Domestic Rabbits

  McIndoe, K. S., Saunders, R. A., Blackwell, E.-J. & Rooney, N. J., 1 Feb 2022, In: Animal Welfare. 31, 1, p. 27-36 10 p.

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  • Rabbit 100%
  • Cattle 20%
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2021

  Development of a Performance Monitoring Instrument for Rating Explosives Search Dog Performance

  Rooney, N. J. & Clark, C. C. A., 7 Jun 2021, In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 8, p. 545382 545382.

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  • Performance Measurement 100%
  • Dog 100%
  • Behavior (Neuroscience) 100%
  • Construct Validity 100%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Development of the Bristol Rabbit Pain Scale (BRPS): A multidimensional composite pain scale specific to rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

  Benato, L., Murrell, J., Knowles, T. G. & Rooney, N. J., 11 Jun 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 6, p. e0252417 e0252417.

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  • Leporidae 100%
  • Oryctolagus cuniculus 100%
  • Pain Assessment 100%
  • Cronbach Alpha Coefficient 18%
  • Behavioral Observation 9%
  31 Citations (Scopus)

  374 Downloads (Pure)

• Does benchmarking of rating scales improve ratings of search performance given by specialist search dog handlers?

  Clark, C. C. A. & Rooney, N. J., 2 Feb 2021, In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 8, 545398.

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  5 Citations (Scopus)

  54 Downloads (Pure)

• Preliminary investigation into personality and effectiveness of livestock guarding dogs in Namibia

  McConnell, I., Marker, L. & Rooney, N. J., 16 Oct 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research.

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  • Dog 100%

• Weekly and daily tooth brushing by care staff reduces gingivitis and calculus in racing greyhounds

  Rooney, N. J., Wonham, K. L., McIndoe, K. S., Casey, R. A., Blackwell, E. J. & Browne, W. J., Jul 2021, In: Animals. 11, 7, 12 p., 1869.

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  • Dog 100%
  142 Downloads (Pure)
• 2020

  A lesson in standardisation -subtle aspects of the processing of samples can greatly affect dogs' learning: subtle aspects of the processing of samples can greatly affect dogs' learning

  Guest, C., Harris , R., Anjum, I., Concha, A. & Rooney, N. J., 8 Jul 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

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  • Dog 100%
  • Prostate Cancer 10%
  • Urinalysis 10%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Analgesia in pet rabbits: A survey study on how pain is assessed and ameliorated by veterinary surgeons

  Benato, L., Murrell, J. C., Blackwell, E. J., Saunders, R. & Rooney, N., 17 Apr 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Veterinary Record. 8 p.

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  • Meloxicam 100%
  • Small Mammal 50%
  • Companion animals 50%
  • Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug 50%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

  293 Downloads (Pure)

• Current welfare state of pet guinea pigs in the UK

  Harrup, A. J. & Rooney, N. J., 13 Feb 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Veterinary Record. 9 p.

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  • Guinea Pig 100%
  • Green Vegetable 100%
  • Cages 20%
  • Leporidae 20%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

  609 Downloads (Pure)

• Diabetes Alert Dogs: objective behaviours shown during periods of owner glucose fluctuation and stability

  Wilson, C. H., Kane, S., Morant, S. V., Guest, C. M. & Rooney, N. J., 6 Feb 2020, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 223, 10 p., 104915.

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  • Service Dog 100%
  • Behavior (Neuroscience) 100%
  • Dog 100%
  • Glucose Level 83%
  • Hyperglycemia 33%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  178 Downloads (Pure)

• Pain and analgesia in pet rabbits: a survey of the veterinary nurse’s attitude

  Benato, L., Murrell, J. C., Blackwell, E.-J., Saunders, R. A. & Rooney, N. J., 25 Aug 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Small Animal Practice. 6 p.

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  • Rabbit 100%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  182 Downloads (Pure)

• Search dog handlers show positive bias when scoring their own dog's performance

  Clark, C. C., Sibbald, N. & Rooney, N. J., 10 Sept 2020, In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 7, 9 p., 612.

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  • Dog 100%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  69 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigating the value of Pet Remedy in ameliorating fear of handling in companion rabbits

  Unwin, S. L., Saunders, R., Blackwell, E. J. & Rooney, N. J., 8 Oct 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research.

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  • Companion animals 100%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  253 Downloads (Pure)

• An Owner-Independent Investigation of Diabetes Alert Dog Performance

  Wilson, C., Morant, S., Kane, S., Pesterfield, C., Guest, C. & Rooney, N. J., 27 Mar 2019, In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 6, MAR, 11 p., 91.

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  • Dog 100%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

  286 Downloads (Pure)

• Global ivory market prices since the 1989 CITES ban

  Sosnowski , M., Knowles, T., Takahashi, T. & Rooney, N., 1 Sept 2019, In: Biological Conservation. 237, p. 392-399 8 p.

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  • International Trade 100%
  • Market Price 100%
  • Foreign Trade 100%
  • Annuals 100%
  • Endangered Species 100%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  289 Downloads (Pure)

• Greyhounds under general veterinary care in the UK during 2016: Demography and common disorders

  O'Neill, D., Rooney, N., Brock , C., Church, D., Brodbelt, D. C. & Pegram, C., 4 Jun 2019, In: Canine Genetics and Epidemiology . 6, 4, 11 p.

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  • Dog 100%
  • Osteoarthritis 66%
  • Tooth Resorption 33%
  974 Downloads (Pure)

• How effective are trained dogs at alerting their owners to changes in blood glycaemic levels? Variations in performance of glycaemia alert dogs

  Rooney, N., Guest, C., Swanson, L. & Morant, S., 15 Jan 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 1, 16 p., e0210092.

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  • blood 53%
  • Charities 10%
  32 Citations (Scopus)

  256 Downloads (Pure)

• Improving the welfare of companion dogs—Is owner education the solution?

  Philpotts, I., Dillon, J. & Rooney, N., 6 Sept 2019, In: Animals. 9, 9, 22 p., 662.

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  • Dog 100%
  38 Citations (Scopus)

  352 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  A medical detection role for dogs

  Rooney, N., 7 Dec 2016, In: International Animal Health Journal. 3, 4, 42 p.

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  • Dog 100%
  1400 Downloads (Pure)

• Minimising fear and anxiety in working dogs: a review

  Rooney, N., Clark, C. & Casey, R., Dec 2016, In: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research. 16, p. 53-64 12 p.

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  • Animal Rearing 100%
  • Puppy 100%
  • Temperament 100%
  • Remediation 100%
  • Social Learning 100%
  70 Citations (Scopus)

  2277 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Why do adult dogs 'play'?

  Bradshaw, J. W. S., Pullen, A. J. & Rooney, N. J., Jan 2015, In: Behavioural Processes. 110, p. 82-7 6 p.

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  • Traits 100%
  • Habituation 100%
  • Social Play 100%
  • Solitary Play 100%
  • Dog 100%
  50 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  The current state of welfare, housing and husbandry of the English pet rabbit population

  Rooney, N. J., Blackwell, E. J., Mullan, S. M., Saunders, R., Baker, P. E., Hill, J. M., Sealey, C. E., Turner, M. J. & Held, S. D. E., 22 Dec 2014, In: BMC Research Notes. 7, 13 p., 942.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Rabbit 100%
  79 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  Investigation into the Value of Trained Glycaemia Alert Dogs to Clients with Type I Diabetes

  Rooney, N. J., Morant, S. & Guest, C., 7 Aug 2013, (E-pub ahead of print) In: PLoS ONE. 10.1371/journal.pone.0069921

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  • Dog 100%
  67 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Training methods and owner-dog interactions: Links with dog behaviour and learning ability

  Rooney, N. J. & Cowan , S. J., Jul 2011, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 132, 3-4, p. 169-177

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  • Dog 100%
  130 Citations (Scopus)
• 2010

  Welfare concerns associated with pedigree dog breeding in the UK

  Rooney, N. J. & Sargan, D., May 2010, In: Animal Welfare. 19, S, p. 133-140

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  • Parturition 22%
  30 Citations (Scopus)
• 2009

  A Practitioner's guide to working dog welfare

  Rooney, N., Gaines, S. & Hiby, E., May 2009, In: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research. 4(3), p. 127 - 134 8 p.

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  122 Citations (Scopus)

• Response to a standardised psychogenic stressor as an indicator of welfare status

  Rooney, N., Gaines, S., Denham, H. & Bradshaw, J., Mar 2009, In: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research. 4(2), p. 77 - 78 2 p.

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• The welfare of pedigree dogs: Cause for concern

  Rooney, N., Sept 2009, In: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research. 4(5), p. 180 - 186 7 p.

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  19 Citations (Scopus)