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Daigle, Courtney Associate Professor
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- Assistant Professor, Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dr. Daigle specializes in evaluating management practices to optimize animal health, productivity, and welfare. The Daigle Lab quantifies behavior to develop and validate technologies designed to measure species specific behaviors important to health, welfare, and productivity.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Tuggle, C. K., Clarke, J. L., Murdoch, B. M., Lyons, E., Scott, N. M., Bene, B., ... Schnable, P. S.
(2024).
Current challenges and future of agricultural genomes to phenomes in the USA. 25(1), 8.
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Rahmel, L. W., Cooke, R. F., Mackey, S., Pickett, A., Colombo, E., Drewery, M., ... Harvey, K.
(2023).
Effects of Moderate Exercise Regimen on Reproductive Development of Replacement Beef Heifers Reared in Drylots at a High Stocking Density. Journal of Animal Science.
101(Supplement_3), 89-89.
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Daigle, C. L., Sawyer, J. E., Cooke, R. F., & Jennings, J. S.
(2023).
Consider the Source: The Impact of Social Mixing on Drylot Housed Steer Behavior and Productivity. Animals.
13(18), 2981-2981.
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Daigle, C. L., Ridge, E. E., Caddiell, R., & Jennings, J. S.
(2023).
Effect of Dietary Corn Stalk Inclusion on the Performance of Non-Nutritive Oral Behaviors of Drylot-Housed Beef Steers. 1-8.
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Lozada, C. C., Park, R. M., & Daigle, C. L.
(2023).
Evaluating accurate and efficient sampling strategies designed to measure social behavior and brush use in drylot housed cattle. 18(1), e0278233-e0278233.
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Juge, A. E., Foster, M. F., & Daigle, C. L.
(2022).
Canine olfaction as a disease detection technology. Applied Animal Behaviour Science.
253, 105664-105664.
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Juge, A. E., Hall, N. J., Richeson, J. T., & Daigle, C. L.
(2022).
Using Canine Olfaction to Detect Bovine Respiratory Disease: A Pilot Study. Frontiers in Veterinary Science.
9, 902151.
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Meneses, X., Park, R. M., Ridge, E. E., & Daigle, C. L.
(2021).
Hourly activity patterns and behaviour-based management of feedlot steers with and without a cattle brush. Applied Animal Behaviour Science.
236, 105241-105241.
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Hubbard, A. J., Foster, M. J., & Daigle, C. L.
(2021).
Impact of social mixing on beef and dairy cattle-A scoping review. Applied Animal Behaviour Science.
241, 105389-105389.
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Hubbard, A. J., Foster, M. J., & Daigle, C. L.
(2021).
Social dominance in beef cattle - A scoping review. Applied Animal Behaviour Science.
241, 105390-105390.
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Hubbard, A. J., Sawyer, J., Cooke, R. F., Jennings, J., & Daigle, C. L.
(2020).
Impact of social mixing on feedlot steer eating and lying behavior. Journal of Animal Science.
98(Supplement_2), 63-64.
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Hubbard, A. J., Sawyer, J., Cooke, R. F., Jennings, J., & Daigle, C. L.
(2020).
Impact of social mixing on feedlot steer eating and lying behavior. Journal of Animal Science.
98(Supplement_2), 17-18.
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Wiegand, J. B., Cooke, R. F., Brando, A. P., Schubach, K. M., Colombo, E. A., Daigle, C. L., Duff, G. C., & Gouva, V. N.
(2020).
Impacts of commingling cattle from different sources on their physiological, health, and performance responses during feedlot receiving. Translational Animal Science.
4(4), txaa204.
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Schubach, K. M., Cooke, R. F., Daigle, C. L., Brando, A. P., Rett, B., Ferreira, V., ... Cappellozza, B. I.
(2020).
Administering an appeasing substance to beef calves at weaning to optimize productive and health responses during a 42-d preconditioning program. Journal of Animal Science.
98(9), skaa269.
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Daigle, C. L., Hubbard, A. J., & Grandin, T.
(2020).
The Use of Traditional Fear Tests to Evaluate Different Emotional Circuits in Cattle. Journal of Visualized Experiments.
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Cooke, R. F., Daigle, C. L., Moriel, P., Smith, S. B., Tedeschi, L. O., & Vendramini, J.
(2020).
Cattle adapted to tropical and subtropical environments: social, nutritional, and carcass quality considerations. Journal of Animal Science.
98(2), skaa014.
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Park, R. M., Foster, M., & Daigle, C. L.
(2020).
A Scoping Review: The Impact of Housing Systems and Environmental Features on Beef Cattle Welfare. Animals.
10(4), 565-565.
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Schubach, K., Cooke, R. F., Brandao, A., Rett, B., Ferreira, V., Scatolin, G., ... Cappellozza, B. I.
(2020).
Administering an appeasing substance to beef calves at weaning to optimize welfare and productivity. Journal of Animal Science.
98(Supplement_4), 194-194.
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Schubach, K. M., Cooke, R. F., Brando, A. P., Rett, B., Ferreira, V., Scatolin, G., ... Cappellozza, B. I.
(2020).
Administering an appeasing substance to beef calves at weaning to optimize welfare and productivity. Translational Animal Science.
4(Suppl 1), S74-S78.
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Ridge, E. E., Foster, M. J., & Daigle, C. L.
(2020).
Effect of diet on non-nutritive oral behavior performance in cattle: A systematic review. Livestock Science.
238, 104063-104063.
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Park, R. M., Schubach, K. M., Cooke, R. F., Herring, A. D., Jennings, J. S., & Daigle, C. L.
(2020).
Impact of a cattle brush on feedlot steer behavior, productivity and stress physiology. Applied Animal Behaviour Science.
228, 104995-104995.
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Dickson, E. C., Kayser, W. C., Latham, C. M., Leatherwood, J. L., Daigle, C. L., & White, S. H.
(2019).
Erratum: Evaluating equine feeding behavior utilizing GrowSafe Systems: a pilot study. Translational Animal Science.
3(2), 927-927.
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Dickson, E. C., Kayser, W. C., Latham, C. M., Leatherwood, J. L., Daigle, C. L., & White, S. H.
(2019).
Evaluating equine feeding behavior utilizing GrowSafe Systems: a pilot study. Translational Animal Science.
3(1), 288-294.
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Ridge, E. E., Gill, R., & Daigle, C. L.
(2019).
Evaluation of the Texas Feed Yard Workforce: Survey of Stockperson Attitudes and Perceptions towards Euthanasia, Animal Care and Employee Value. American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences.
14(2), 139-150.
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Hubbard, A. J., Carstens, G. C., Forehand, L., & Daigle, C. L.
(2019).
The Bovine Zero Maze: Development of a novel fear test for cattle. Applied Animal Behaviour Science.
221, 104865-104865.
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Daigle, C. L., & Ridge, E. E.
(2018).
Investing in stockpeople is an investment in animal welfare and agricultural sustainability. Animal Frontiers.
8(3), 53-59.
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Daigle, C. L., Mathias, A. J., Ridge, E. E., Gill, R., Wickersham, T. A., & Sawyer, J. E.
(2018).
Case Study: Effect of exercise programs during receiving in a commercial feedlot on behavior and productivity of Brahman crossbred calves: Results from a commercial environment and a comparison to the research environment. Professional Animal Scientist.
34(6), 653-663.
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Daigle, C.
(2018).
Parallels between Postpartum Disorders in Humans and Preweaning Piglet Mortality in Sows. Animals.
8(2), 22-22.
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Daigle, C. L., Jackson, B., Gill, R., Wickersham, T. A., & Sawyer, J. E.
(2017).
Impact of exercise on productivity, behavior, and immune functioning of weaned Bos indicus-cross calves housed in drylots. Journal of Animal Science.
95(12), 5230-5239.
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Siegford, J. M., Berezowski, J., Biswas, S. K., Daigle, C. L., Gebhardt-Henrich, S. G., Hernandez, C. E., Thurner, S., & Toscano, M. J.
(2016).
Assessing Activity and Location of Individual Laying Hens in Large Groups Using Modern Technology. Animals.
6(2), 10-10.
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Daigle, C. L., & Siegford, J. M.
(2016).
Corrigendum to "When continuous observations just won't do: Developing accurate and efficient sampling strategies for the laying hen" [Behav. Process. 103 (2014) 58-66]. Behavioural Processes.
130, 86-86.
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Daigle, C. L.
(2016).
In Search of the Urban Cowboy: The Need to Incorporate Animal Husbandry into the United States Higher Education Curriculum and Its Implications for Production Animal Welfare. Frontiers in Veterinary Science.
3(SEP), 84.
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O'Haire, M. E., Guerin, N. A., Kirkham, A. C., & Daigle, C. L.
(2015).
Animal-Assisted Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder. 1(6), e1-e8.
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Daigle, C. L., Rodenburg, T. B., Bolhuis, J. E., Swanson, J. C., & Siegford, J. M.
(2015).
Individual Consistency of Feather Pecking Behavior in Laying Hens: Once a Feather Pecker Always a Feather Pecker?. Frontiers in Veterinary Science.
2(APR), 6.
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Kroll, L. K., Grooms, D. L., Siegford, J. M., Schweihofer, J. P., Daigle, C. L., Metz, K., & Ladoni, M.
(2014).
Effects of tail docking on behavior of confined feedlot cattle. Journal of Animal Science.
92(10), 4701-4710.
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Daigle, C. L., Banerjee, D., Montgomery, R. A., Biswas, S., & Siegford, J. M.
(2014).
Moving GIS research indoors: spatiotemporal analysis of agricultural animals. PLoS ONE.
9(8), e104002-e104002.
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Daigle, C. L.
(2014).
Incorporating the Philosophy of Technology into Animal Welfare Assessment. 27(4), 633-647.
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Banerjee, D., Daigle, C. L., Dong, B., Wurtz, K., Newberry, R. C., Siegford, J. M., & Biswas, S.
(2014).
Detection of jumping and landing force in laying hens using wireless wearable sensors. Poultry Science.
93(11), 2724-2733.
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Daigle, C. L., Rodenburg, T. B., Bolhuis, J. E., Swanson, J. C., & Siegford, J. M.
(2014).
Use of dynamic and rewarding environmental enrichment to alleviate feather pecking in non-cage laying hens. Applied Animal Behaviour Science.
161(1), 75-85.
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Daigle, C. L., & Siegford, J. M.
(2014).
When continuous observations just won't do: developing accurate and efficient sampling strategies for the laying hen. Behavioural Processes.
103, 58-66.
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Daigle, C. L., Banerjee, D., Biswas, S., & Siegford, J. M.
(2012).
Noncaged laying hens remain unflappable while wearing body-mounted sensors: Levels of agonistic behaviors remain unchanged and resource use is not reduced after habituation. Poultry Science.
91(10), 2415-2423.
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Quwaider, M. Q., Daigle, C. L., Biswas, S. K., Siegford, J. M., & Swanson, J. C.
(2010).
Development of a wireless body-mounted sensor to monitor location and activity of laying hens in a non-cage housing system. Transactions of the ASABE.
53(5), 1705-1713.
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Daigle, C. L., Baber, J. R., Sawyer, J. E., & Wickersham, T. A.
Impact of diet on the behavior of limit-fed beef cows in drylots
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Daigle, C. L., Brown, J. L., Carlstead, K., Pukazhenthi, B., Freeman, E. W., & Snider, R. J.
The Developing Zoo World
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Daigle, C., & Siegford, J.
Welfare Quality parameters do not always reflect hen behaviour across the lay cycle in non-cage laying hens. Animal Welfare.
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Tuggle, C. K., Clarke, J. L., Murdoch, B. M., Lyons, E., Scott, N. M., Bene, B., ... Schnable, P. S.
(2024).
Current challenges and future of agricultural genomes to phenomes in the USA. 25(1), 8.
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chapter
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Daigle, C. L.
(2017).
Controlling Feather Pecking and Cannibalism in Egg Laying Flocks. EGG INNOVATIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
(pp. 111-121).
Elsevier.
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Daigle, C. L.
(2017).
Controlling Feather Pecking and Cannibalism in Egg Laying Flocks. EGG INNOVATIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
(pp. 111-121).
Elsevier.
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conference paper
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Juge, A. E., Hall, N., Richeson, J. T., & Daigle, C. L.
(2022).
Using Canine Olfaction to Detect Bovine Respiratory Disease: An Analysis of two Dogs' Performance. Journal of Animal Science.
261-261.
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Lozada, C. C., Daigle, C. L., O'Reilly, K., Carstens, G., & Riley, D. G.
(2022).
Evaluating the Utility of Individual Cattle Brush Use Behavior as a Novel Behavioral Phenotype Regarding Productivity, Temperament, and Feeding Behavior of Bos Indicus Steers and Heifers Housed in Dry Lots. Journal of Animal Science.
18-18.
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Juge, A. E., Hall, N., Richeson, J., & Daigle, C. L.
(2022).
Using Canine Olfaction to Detect Bovine Respiratory Disease: A Pilot Study. Journal of Animal Science.
19-19.
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Juge, A. E., Hall, N., Richeson, J. T., & Daigle, C. L.
(2022).
Using Canine Olfaction to Detect Bovine Respiratory Disease: An Analysis of two Dogs' Performance. Journal of Animal Science.
261-261.
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Meneses, X., Park, R. M., Ridge, E., & Daigle, C. L.
(2021).
Adapting to the new normal: Feedlot cattle circadian rhythm and behavior-based management. Journal of Animal Science.
313-313.
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Juge, A. E., & Daigle, C. L.
(2021).
Canine olfaction as a disease detection technology: A systematic review. Journal of Animal Science.
295-295.
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O'Reilly, K., Carstens, G., Wottlin, L., Johnson, J., & Daigle, C. L.
(2021).
Effects of Interactive Activity at the Feedbunk on Performance, Feed Efficiency and Feeding Patterns in Feedlot Cattle. Journal of Animal Science.
167-167.
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Lozada, C. C., Toro, G., & Daigle, C. L.
(2021).
Heifers are from Venus, steers are from mars: Sex differences in social behaviors in drylot housed brahman cattle exposed to a cattle brush. Journal of Animal Science.
223-223.
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Daigle, C. L., Meneses, X., & Swanson, J.
(2021).
Optimizing Animal Welfare in a Socially Acceptable and Sustainable Manner: The ASAS Grand Challenge That Requires Moral Self-reflection and Scientific Calibration. Journal of Animal Science.
71-71.
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O'Reilly, K., Carstens, G., Foris, B., & Daigle, C. L.
(2021).
Validation of an algorithm to assess feedbunk replacement events in beef cattle using an electronic feeding system. Journal of Animal Science.
302-302.
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Daigle, C. L., Hubbard, A. J., Meneses, X., & Grandin, T.
(2020).
What's in a step? Evaluating the interrelationship between productivity and cattle behavior during a series of temperament tests. Journal of Animal Science.
65-66.
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Park, R. M., Bova, R., Jennings, J. S., & Daigle, C. L.
(2019).
Environment enrichment reduces aggression and stereotypic behaviors in feedlot steers. Journal of Animal Science.
67-67.
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Park, R. M., Bova, R., Jennings, J. S., & Daigle, C. L.
(2019).
Environment enrichment reduces aggression and stereotypic behaviors in feedlot steers. Journal of Animal Science.
13-14.
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Ridge, E. E., Gill, R., & Daigle, C. L.
(2019).
Future-proofing the feedyard workforce: Survey of Texas beef cattle stockpeople indicates positive attitudes towards animals and the workplace while highlighting opportunities for improvement. Journal of Animal Science.
3-3.
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Ridge, E. E., Gill, R., & Daigle, C. L.
(2019).
Future-proofing the feedyard workforce: Survey of Texas beef cattle stockpeople indicates positive attitudes towards animals and the workplace while highlighting opportunities for improvement. Journal of Animal Science.
11-11.
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Hubbard, A. J., Sawyer, J., Cooke, R. F., & Daigle, C. L.
(2019).
Impact of commingling on feedlot steer productivity. Journal of Animal Science.
245-246.
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Park, R. M., Jennings, J. S., & Daigle, C. L.
(2019).
Impact of environmental enrichment on feedlot steer productivity and aggression. Journal of Animal Science.
226-226.
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Daigle, C. L.
(2019).
Impact of labor issues on animal welfare. Journal of Animal Science.
14-14.
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Meneses, X., Park, R. M., & Daigle, C. L.
(2019).
Impact of sociometric status on brush utilization in environmentally-enriched, feedlot. Journal of Animal Science.
249-249.
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Daigle, C. L.
(2019).
Knowledge hybrid vigor: improving beef cattle management with the integration of environmental and behavioral technologies. Journal of Animal Science.
12-12.
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Mathias, A., & Daigle, C. L.
(2019).
Safety in numbers: Social isolation increases behavioral responses of cattle during startle tests. Journal of Animal Science.
18-18.
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Mathias, A., & Daigle, C. L.
(2019).
Safety in numbers: Social isolation increases behavioral responses of cattle during startle tests. Journal of Animal Science.
51-51.
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Daigle, C. L.
(2019).
Welfare and behavior considerations for cattle in tropical and subtropical environments. Journal of Animal Science.
35-36.
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Park, R. M., Toro, G., & Daigle, C. L.
(2018).
Breed Matters: Consistency of Bull Temperament across Time and Relationship between Temperament and Productivity. Journal of Animal Science.
2-2.
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Van Raay, E. E., Sawyer, J. E., Wickersham, T. A., Gill, R., & Daigle, C. L.
(2018).
Effect of Exercise on Calf Productivity, Health and Behavior. Journal of Animal Science.
17-18.
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Mathias, A., Forehand, L., Carstens, G. E., & Daigle, C. L.
(2018).
Quantifying Stress and Anxiety: Development and Validation of a Novel Fear Test for Cattle. Journal of Animal Science.
19-19.
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Daigle, C. L., Jackson, B. L., Gill, R., Wickersham, T. A., & Sawyer, J. E.
(2017).
Impact of exercise on productivity and behavior of weaned Bos indicus-cross calves housed in drylots. Journal of Animal Science.
3-4.
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Hoonhout, L., Reimert, I., & Daigle, C. L.
(2017).
Relationship between allogrooming and disease in feedlot steers: Social interactions may provide information about individual animal health. Journal of Animal Science.
2-2.
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Banerjee, D., Biswas, S., Daigle, C., & Siegford, J. M.
(2012).
Remote Activity Classification of Hens Using Wireless Body Mounted Sensors. 107-112.
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Juge, A. E., Hall, N., Richeson, J. T., & Daigle, C. L.
(2022).
Using Canine Olfaction to Detect Bovine Respiratory Disease: An Analysis of two Dogs' Performance. Journal of Animal Science.
261-261.
Research
principal investigator on
investigator on
Teaching
teaching activities
- ANSC289 Sptp: Animal Welfare Judging Instructor
- ANSC289 Sptp:animal Welfare Judging Instructor
- ANSC291 Hnr-research Instructor
- ANSC310 Behvr & Mgmt Of Dmstc Instructor
- ANSC404 Behvr & Mgmt Of Dmstc Animals Instructor
- ANSC481 Seminar Instructor
- ANSC485 Directed Studies Instructor
- ANSC491 Hnr-research Instructor
- ANSC652 Animal Welfare Assessment Instructor
- ANSC685 Directed Studies Instructor
- ANSC689 Sptp: Anim Welfare Assessment Instructor
- ANSC689 Sptp: Bioethics & Anim Welfare Instructor
- ANSC691 Research Instructor
Background
education and training
- Purdue University - (West Lafayette, Indiana, United States) , Postdoctoral Training
- Ph.D. in Animal Science, Michigan State University - (East Lansing, Michigan, United States) 2013
- M.S. in Zoo and Aquarium Management, Michigan State University - (East Lansing, Michigan, United States) 2008
- B.S. in Zoology, Oklahoma State University - (Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States) 2004
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- Courtney
has last name
- Daigle
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Animal Science
2471 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2471
USA
Other
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- cdaigle@tamu.edu