Proceedings Veterinary Behaviour Chapter Science Week 2013 QT Gold Coast 11 – 13 July 2013 SCIENCE WEEK 2013 Veterinary Behaviour Chapter Science Week programme co-ordinators: Dr Cam Day and Dr Kersti Seksel Proceedings Editors: Dr Gaille Perry and Dr Kersti Seksel Abstract Reviewers: Dr Jacqui Ley Dr Caroline Perrin Dr Gaille Perry Collation of Proceedings: Dr Norm Blackman Dr Cam Day Dr Gaille Perry Dr Kersti Seksel Veterinary Behaviour Chapter Proceedings – Science Week 2013 Contents Science Week Speaker Details ....................................................................................................... 1 BOVA .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Dr Gabrielle Carter ........................................................................................................................... 1 Dr Heather Chee ............................................................................................................................... 1 Dr Amanda Cole ............................................................................................................................... 1 Dr Kevin Cruickshank....................................................................................................................... 2 Dr Cam Day ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Dr Sally Gardiner .............................................................................................................................. 2 Tracy- Lynne Geysen ....................................................................................................................... 3 Louise Ginman .................................................................................................................................. 3 Dr Susan Hazel ................................................................................................................................. 4 Dr Karen Higginbottom, ................................................................................................................... 4 Dr Robert Holmes ............................................................................................................................. 4 Professor Emeritus Katherine Albro Houpt ................................................................................... 4 Dr Trepheena Hunter ....................................................................................................................... 4 Dr Frederique Hurly .......................................................................................................................... 5 Dr Kim Kendall .................................................................................................................................. 5 Dr Jacqui Ley .................................................................................................................................... 6 Dr Katherine Macmillan ................................................................................................................... 6 Dr Finola McConaghy ...................................................................................................................... 7 Dr Michael McDowell ....................................................................................................................... 7 Dr Sally Nixon .................................................................................................................................... 7 Professor John Pearn ...................................................................................................................... 8 Dr Caroline Perrin ............................................................................................................................. 8 Dr Gaille Perry ................................................................................................................................... 9 Dr Kersti Seksel ................................................................................................................................ 9 Dr Charmaine Tham ......................................................................................................................... 9 Dr Catherine Tiplady ...................................................................................................................... 10 Dr Cameron Whittaker ................................................................................................................... 10 Kathy Wilson .................................................................................................................................... 10 Veterinary Behaviour Chapter Proceedings – Science Week 2013 Behaviour Disorders seen in Humans but not Animals ......................................................... 11 Dr Michael McDowell ..................................................................................................................... 11 Does human social anxiety disorder model conflict aggression in dogs? ...................... 13 Dr Gabrielle Carter ......................................................................................................................... 13 Is this dog depressed? Unravelling depression and anxiety in dogs ................................ 14 Dr Trepheena Hunter ..................................................................................................................... 14 Observational similarities between human Asperger’s syndrome and canine anxiety. 15 Dr Amanda Cole ............................................................................................................................. 15 Behavioural Genetics ...................................................................................................................... 19 Emeritus Professor Katherine Houpt ........................................................................................... 19 Separation Anxiety in Dogs and Cats with Reference to Homeostasis ............................. 22 Dr Kersti Seksel .............................................................................................................................. 22 Seizures and anxiety with a case of hypoadrenocorticism in a dog .................................. 27 Dr Sally Nixon .................................................................................................................................. 27 CASE STUDY – Urine marking and Urination in the house................................................... 31 Dr Fre Hurly ..................................................................................................................................... 31 Fear and panic in birds- a case study ......................................................................................... 37 Dr Caroline Perrin ........................................................................................................................... 37 Management of human-directed aggression in horses ......................................................... 39 Dr Katherine Macmillan ................................................................................................................. 39 Vision in Animals .............................................................................................................................. 41 Dr Cameron Whittaker and Dr Kelly Caruso .............................................................................. 41 Behaviour assessment in shelters .............................................................................................. 46 Dr Gaille Perry ................................................................................................................................. 46 Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine ................................................................................ 51 Dr Gaille Perry ................................................................................................................................. 51 Equine Welfare .................................................................................................................................. 54 Emeritus Professor Katherine A. Houpt ...................................................................................... 54 Behaviour – A South African Perspective ................................................................................. 59 Dr Fre Hurly ..................................................................................................................................... 59 Racehorse Welfare Index ............................................................................................................... 63 Glen McTaggert .............................................................................................................................. 63 Animal Law and Animal Welfare ................................................................................................... 64 Jackson Walkden- Brown .............................................................................................................. 64 Domestic violence and pet abuse – behavioural changes in animals from violent homes .................................................................................................................................................. 65 Veterinary Behaviour Chapter