Tag: behaviour

Seven personality and behaviour traits identified in cats

Credit: Milla Ahonen from photos by Heikki Siltala (catza.net/fi) Researchers at the University of Helsinki have developed a new comprehensive questionnaire for assessing the personality and behavior of cats. A dataset of more than 4,300 cats from 26 breed groups showed seven personality and behavioral traits, with significant differences between the breeds being observed. Cats are our most common pets, …

Sidra Medicine research establishes animal behaviour pipeline for precision medicine

A team of researchers from Sidra Medicine created an animal behavior pipeline to better understand the effects of olfactory behaviors on human diseases such as autism, anorexia, and appetite-related disorders. The pipeline is part of Sidra Medicine’s precision medicine program.The research combined quantifying animal behavior with artificial intelligence to create the most comprehensive study of mouse olfactory behavior and how …