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A strong correlation exists between the distribution of retinal ganglion cells and nose length in the dogPaul McGreevy
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Brain Behav Evol 63:13-22. 2004..Therefore, the genetic manipulation of selective breeding, which has produced an abnormal shortening of the skull and eyelids with less lateral apertures, has also produced a considerably more pronounced area centralis in the dog...
The horse-human dyad: can we align horse training and handling activities with the equid social ethogram?P D McGreevy
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Vet J 181:12-8. 2009..This examination provides a constructive framework for further informed debate and empirical investigation of the critical features of successful intra-specific interactions...- SMART: Sensitivity models for animals in response to trainingPaul D McGreevy
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Vet J 181:72-3. 2009..Where Z is 0 for a particular value of X and Y, the horse shows no desired response to the trainer. The X-axis shows left versus right movement; the Y-axis shows 'stop' versus 'go'... - Learning and teaching animal handling at the University of Sydney's Faculty of Veterinary SciencePaul McGreevy
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
J Vet Med Educ 34:586-97. 2007..This article describes animal-handling opportunities in the veterinary curriculum at the University of Sydney, Australia, with an overview of the core handling skills required at graduation... - OLIVER: an online library of images for veterinary education and researchPaul McGreevy
Faculty of Verterinary Science B19, University of Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
J Vet Med Educ 34:510-6. 2007..The Web site is easily updated and adapted as required... - A note on motor laterality in plains zebras (Equus burchellii) and impalas (Aepyceros melampus)P D McGreevy
University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Laterality 12:449-57. 2007..21 and a Z-score of -1.65 (p=.098). Impala images (n=318) had a laterality index of -18.87 and a Z-score of -3.36 (p=.0008). The weak left motor bias in zebras aligns with that reported in domestic horses using a related method... - The advent of equitation sciencePaul D McGreevy
Faculty of Veterinary Science, Gunn Building B19, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Vet J 174:492-500. 2007..These are some of the topics addressed by equitation science, an emerging discipline that combines learning theory, physics and ethology to examine the salience and efficacy of horse-training techniques... - Listing of inherited disorders in animals (LIDA): an online relational database, using non-technical descriptions written by veterinary studentsPaul D McGreevy
Animal Behaviour in the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
J Vet Med Educ 32:551-4. 2005..It is hoped that, although primarily for veterinary education, the Web site will increase awareness among breeders and may encourage them to adopt breeding programs that decrease the occurrence of the most prevalent disorders... - Animal behaviour learning environment: software to facilitate learning in canine and feline behavior therapyP D McGreevy
Animal Behaviour, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
J Vet Med Educ 30:308-17. 2003..The activity concludes with a software-generated e-mail submission that includes the recorded history, diagnosis, and recommended treatment for assessment purposes... - Teaching animal welfare at the University of Sydney's Faculty of Veterinary SciencePaul D McGreevy
Animal Behaviour at the Faculty of Veterinary Science B19, University of Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
J Vet Med Educ 32:442-6. 2005..With the development of a Faculty Animal Welfare Policy, the faculty is progressing to a more proactive and public profile on animal welfare issues... 
Human induced rotation and reorganization of the brain of domestic dogsTaryn Roberts
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
PLoS ONE 5:e11946. 2010....- Stability of motor lateralisation in maturing dogsLara Batt
University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Laterality 13:468-79. 2008..Given that motor lateralisation is said to reflect differences in brain structure or function, differences in task results may indicate differing complexities of the two tasks... - An investigation of racing performance and whip use by jockeys in thoroughbred racesDavid Evans
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
PLoS ONE 6:e15622. 2011..This increased whip use was not associated with significant variation in velocity as a predictor of superior placing at the finish... - Firm but gentle: learning to handle with carePaul McGreevy
University of Sydney, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Sydney, NSW, Australia
J Vet Med Educ 34:539-41. 2007 - Preliminary investigation of morphological differences between ten breeds of horses suggests selection for paedomorphosisDeborah Goodwin
School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
J Appl Anim Welf Sci 11:204-12. 2008..This preliminary study suggests that morphological, behavioral, and physiological differences between the breeds-plus morphometric comparisons of extant breeds and faunal remains of predomestication horses-warrant further study... - Equitation science: the application of science in equitationDeborah Goodwin
J Appl Anim Welf Sci 11:185-90. 2008 - Preliminary investigations into the ethological relevance of round-pen (round-yard) training of horsesAmanda K Warren-Smith
Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Orange, Australia
J Appl Anim Welf Sci 11:285-98. 2008..The results bring into question the popular interpretation and ethological relevance of equine responses commonly described in round-pen training and show that mares did not condition young horses to remain in close proximity to them...