Impact of riding in a coercively obtained Rollkur posture on welfare and fear of performance horses UU von Borstel, IJH Duncan, AK Shoveller, K Merkies, LJ Keeling, ... Applied Animal Behaviour Science 116 (2-4), 228-236, 2009 | 172 | 2009 |
Preliminary results suggest an influence of psychological and physiological stress in humans on horse heart rate and behavior K Merkies, A Sievers, E Zakrajsek, H MacGregor, R Bergeron, ... Journal of Veterinary Behavior 9 (5), 242-247, 2014 | 70 | 2014 |
Behavioural and physiological responses of therapy horses to mentally traumatized humans K Merkies, MJ McKechnie, E Zakrajsek Applied animal behaviour science 205, 61-67, 2018 | 56 | 2018 |
Eye blink rates and eyelid twitches as a non-invasive measure of stress in the domestic horse K Merkies, C Ready, L Farkas, A Hodder Animals 9 (8), 562, 2019 | 55 | 2019 |
Assessment of stallion spermatozoa viability by flow cytometry and light microscope analysis K Merkies, T Chenier, C Plante, MM Buhr Theriogenology 54 (8), 1215-1224, 2000 | 53 | 2000 |
Stress and dietary factors modify boar sperm for processing L Radomil, MJ Pettitt, KM Merkies, KD Hickey, MM Buhr Reproduction in domestic animals 46, 39-44, 2011 | 45 | 2011 |
Effect of human attachment style on horse behaviour and physiology during equine-assisted activities–A pilot study A Arrazola, K Merkies Animals 10 (7), 1156, 2020 | 33 | 2020 |
Enhanced understanding of horse–human interactions to optimize welfare K Merkies, O Franzin Animals 11 (5), 1347, 2021 | 32 | 2021 |
Validation of triaxial accelerometers to measure the lying behaviour of adult domestic horses C DuBois, E Zakrajsek, DB Haley, K Merkies Animal 9 (1), 110-114, 2015 | 30 | 2015 |
Evaluation of cryoprotective agents for use in the cryopreservation of equine spermatozoa T Chenier, K Merkies, S Leibo, C Plante, W Johnson AAEP Proceedings 44, 5-6, 1998 | 29 | 1998 |
Morphometric characteristics of the skull in horses and donkeys—A pilot study K Merkies, G Paraschou, PD McGreevy Animals 10 (6), 1002, 2020 | 26 | 2020 |
Examining Canadian equine industry participants’ perceptions of horses and their welfare C DuBois, L Nakonechny, E Derisoud, K Merkies Animals 8 (11), 201, 2018 | 26 | 2018 |
A two-stage method to approach weaning stress in horses using a physical barrier to prevent nursing K Merkies, C DuBois, K Marshall, S Parois, L Graham, D Haley Applied Animal Behaviour Science 183, 68-76, 2016 | 21 | 2016 |
Preliminary study on current perceptions and usage of training equipment by horse enthusiasts in Canada K Merkies, L Nakonechny, C DuBois, E Derisoud Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 21 (2), 141-152, 2018 | 18 | 2018 |
Putting an on-farm welfare assessment tool into practice in the Canadian equine industry–A pilot study C DuBois, T DeVries, DB Haley, P Lawlis, K Merkies Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 63, 35-40, 2018 | 17 | 2018 |
Discrimination of sour and sweet solutions by mature horses K Merkies, E Bogart Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 5 (33), 330-331, 2013 | 14 | 2013 |
Epididymal maturation affects calcium regulation in equine spermatozoa exposed to heparin and glucose K Merkies, MM Buhr Theriogenology 49 (3), 683-695, 1998 | 14 | 1998 |
Effect of human-dog interaction on therapy dog stress during an on-campus student stress buster event A Sarrafchi, M David-Steel, SD Pearce, N de Zwaan, K Merkies Applied Animal Behaviour Science 253, 105659, 2022 | 13 | 2022 |
An exploration of industry expert perception of Canadian equine welfare using a modified Delphi technique C DuBois, H Hambly Odame, DB Haley, K Merkies PLoS One 13 (7), e0201363, 2018 | 13 | 2018 |
Discrimination of water acidity by mature horses K Merkies, J Carson Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 31 (5-6), 269, 2011 | 11 | 2011 |