David J. Mellor

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

David J. Mellor is a scholar working on Small Animals, Equine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Mellor has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Small Animals, 12 papers in Equine and 11 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in David J. Mellor's work include Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (24 papers), Veterinary Equine Medical Research (12 papers) and Human-Animal Interaction Studies (10 papers). David J. Mellor is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (24 papers), Veterinary Equine Medical Research (12 papers) and Human-Animal Interaction Studies (10 papers). David J. Mellor collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and Czechia. David J. Mellor's co-authors include Kevin J. Stafford, KJ Stafford, RN WARD, RA BRUCE, Ngaio J. Beausoleil, N.G. Gregory, Sarah E. Todd, Emily Patterson-Kane, Susan Hunt and Markus Gusset and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Animal Behaviour Science, The Veterinary Journal and Journal of Comparative Physiology B.

In The Last Decade

David J. Mellor

38 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Updating Animal Welfare Thinking: Moving beyond the “Five Freedoms” towards “A Life Worth Living”

2016 554 citations David J. Mellor Animals profile →
Operational Details of the Five Domains Model and Its Key Applications to the Assessment and Management of Animal Welfare

2017 241 citations David J. Mellor Animals profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Use of Remote Camera Traps to Evaluate Animal-Based Welfare Indicators in Individual Free-Roaming Wild Horses 2021 ·Animals ·Andrea Harvey, John M. Morton, David J. Mellor, (unknown), Rosalie Chapple, Daniel Ramp	11
2	General Principles for the welfare of animals in production systems: The underlying science and its application 2013 ·The Veterinary Journal ·David Fraser, I.J.H. Duncan, S.A. Edwards, Temple Grandin, Neville G. Gregory, Vincent Guyonnet, P.H. Hemsworth, Stella Huertas, J.M. Huzzey, David J. Mellor, Joy A. Mench, Marek Špinka, HR Whay	122
3	The implementation of animal welfare standards by Member countries of the World organisation for animal Health (OIE): analysis of an OIE questionnaire 2009 ·Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE ·Kevin J. Stafford, David J. Mellor	7
4	Exploring the basis of divergent selection for ‘temperament’ in domestic sheep 2007 ·Applied Animal Behaviour Science ·Ngaio J. Beausoleil, Dominique Blache, Kevin J. Stafford, David J. Mellor, Alasdair Noble	68
5	Approaches to Teaching Animal Welfare at 13 Veterinary Schools Worldwide 2005 ·Journal of Veterinary Medical Education ·Caroline J Hewson, (unknown), Donald M. Broom, M.S. Cockram, Francisco Galindo, Alison Hanlon, Laura Hänninen, (unknown), David J. Mellor, Carla Forte Maiolino Molento, Frank Ödberg, James A. Serpell, (unknown), Kevin J. Stafford, J. M. Stookey, Paul Waldau	43
6	Justifying the appropriate length for docking lambs' tails - a review of the literature 2004 ·Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production ·M. W. Fisher, J.E. Kent, Scobie Dr, David J. Mellor, J.C. Pollard	20
7	Dehorning and disbudding distress and its alleviation in calves 2004 ·The Veterinary Journal ·KJ Stafford, David J. Mellor	201
8	Physiological and Behavioural Assessment of Pain in Ruminants: Principles and Caveats 2004 ·Alternatives to Laboratory Animals ·David J. Mellor, Kevin J. Stafford	21
9	Introduction: Evaluation Techniques for Animal Well-being 2004 ·Alternatives to Laboratory Animals ·David J. Mellor, Vera Baumans	1
10	Assessing the Welfare Status of Newborn Farm Animals 2003 ·Animal Welfare ·David J. Mellor, Kevin J. Stafford	4
11	Effects of local anaesthesia or local anaesthesia plus a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug on the acute cortisol response of calves to five different methods of castration 2002 ·Research in Veterinary Science ·KJ Stafford, David J. Mellor, Sarah E. Todd, RA BRUCE, RN WARD	135
12	The physical state and plasma biochemical profile of young calves on arrival at a slaughter plant 2001 ·New Zealand Veterinary Journal ·KJ Stafford, David J. Mellor, (unknown), NG Gregory, RA BRUCE, RN WARD	21
13	Evaluation of techniques for lignocaine hydrochloride analgesia of the velvet antler of adult stags 2000 ·New Zealand Veterinary Journal ·Peter R. Wilson, KJ Stafford, Dafydd G. Thomas, David J. Mellor	10
14	Effects of food withdrawal and transport on 5- to 10-day-old calves 2000 ·Research in Veterinary Science ·Sarah E. Todd, David J. Mellor, KJ Stafford, N.G. Gregory, RA BRUCE, RN WARD	57
15	Acute castration and/or tailing distress and its alleviation in lambs 2000 ·New Zealand Veterinary Journal ·David J. Mellor, Kevin J. Stafford	92
16	Effects of a local anaesthetic and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatlory analgesic on the behavioural responses of calves to dehorning 1999 ·New Zealand Veterinary Journal ·(unknown), KJ Stafford, David J. Mellor, RA BRUCE, RN WARD, N.G. Gregory	66
17	Routes and doses of lignocaine hydrochloride for analgesia of the velvet antler of stags 1999 ·New Zealand Veterinary Journal ·PR Wilson, Dafydd G. Thomas, KJ Stafford, David J. Mellor	12
18	Effects of regional analgesia and/or a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic on the acute cortisol response to dehorning in calves 1998 ·Research in Veterinary Science ·(unknown), KJ Stafford, David J. Mellor, RA BRUCE, RN WARD, N.G. Gregory	93
19	Effects of shallow scoop and deep scoop dehorning on plasma cortisol concentrations in calves 1997 ·New Zealand Veterinary Journal ·(unknown), David J. Mellor, Kevin J. Stafford, RA BRUCE, RN WARD, N.G. Gregory	23
20	Cortisol responses of calves to two methods of disbudding used with or without local anaesthetic 1996 ·New Zealand Veterinary Journal ·(unknown), David J. Mellor, KJ Stafford, RA BRUCE, RN WARD	95

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