| Skin temperature reveals the intensity of acute stress KA Herborn, JL Graves, P Jerem, NP Evans, R Nager, DJ McCafferty, ... Physiology & behavior 152, 225-230, 2015 | 287 | 2015 |
| Survey of the frequency and perceived stressfulness of ethical dilemmas encountered in UK veterinary practice CEM Batchelor, DEF McKeegan Veterinary Record 170 (1), 19-19, 2012 | 207 | 2012 |
| Public opinion on UK milk marketing and dairy cow welfare KA Ellis, K Billington, B McNeil, DEF McKeegan Animal Welfare 18 (3), 267-282, 2009 | 168 | 2009 |
| Physiological and behavioural responses of broilers to controlled atmosphere stunning: implications for welfare DEF McKeegan, JA McIntyre, TGM Demmers, JC Lowe, CM Wathes, ... Animal welfare 16 (4), 409-426, 2007 | 108 | 2007 |
| Behavioural responses of broiler chickens during acute exposure to gaseous stimulation DEF McKeegan, J McIntyre, TGM Demmers, CM Wathes, RB Jones Applied Animal Behaviour Science 99 (3-4), 271-286, 2006 | 89 | 2006 |
| Animal ethics profiling of vegetarians, vegans and meat-eaters TB Lund, DEF McKeegan, C Cribbin, P Sandøe Anthrozoös 29 (1), 89-106, 2016 | 83 | 2016 |
| Remote monitoring of electroencephalogram, electrocardiogram, and behavior during controlled atmosphere stunning in broilers: implications for welfare AML Coenen, J Lankhaar, JC Lowe, DEF McKeegan Poultry science 88 (1), 10-19, 2009 | 82 | 2009 |
| Thermal imaging to study stress non-invasively in unrestrained birds P Jerem, K Herborn, D McCafferty, D McKeegan, R Nager JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), e53184, 2015 | 78 | 2015 |
| Evaluation of the effects of infrared beak trimming in broiler breeder chicks MJ Gentle, DEF McKeegan Veterinary Record 160 (5), 145-148, 2007 | 77 | 2007 |
| Feather eating in layer pullets and its possible role in the aetiology of feather pecking damage DEF McKeegan, CJ Savory Applied Animal Behaviour Science 65 (1), 73-85, 1999 | 72 | 1999 |
| Controlled atmosphere stunning of broiler chickens. I. Effects on behaviour, physiology and meat quality in a pilot scale system at a processing plant SM Abeyesinghe, DEF McKeegan, MA McLeman, JC Lowe, ... British Poultry Science 48 (4), 406-423, 2007 | 65 | 2007 |
| Controlled atmosphere stunning of broiler chickens. II. Effects on behaviour, physiology and meat quality in a commercial processing plant DEF McKeegan, SM Abeyesinghe, MA Mcleman, JC Lowe, ... British Poultry Science 48 (4), 430-442, 2007 | 65 | 2007 |
| Eye region surface temperature reflects both energy reserves and circulating glucocorticoids in a wild bird P Jerem, S Jenni-Eiermann, K Herborn, D McKeegan, DJ McCafferty, ... Scientific reports 8 (1), 1907, 2018 | 62 | 2018 |
| Physiological and behavioral responses of poultry exposed to gas-filled high expansion foam DEF McKeegan, HGM Reimert, VA Hindle, P Boulcott, JM Sparrey, ... Poultry Science 92 (5), 1145-1154, 2013 | 62 | 2013 |
| Olfaction: an overlooked sensory modality in applied ethology and animal welfare BL Nielsen, T Jezierski, JE Bolhuis, L Amo, F Rosell, M Oostindjer, ... Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2, 69, 2015 | 61 | 2015 |
| Effects of gender and group size on the time-activity budgets of adult breeding ostriches (Struthio camelus) in a farming environment DEF McKeegan, DC Deeming Applied Animal Behaviour Science 51 (1-2), 159-177, 1997 | 61 | 1997 |
| Avian reflex and electroencephalogram responses in different states of consciousness DA Sandercock, A Auckburally, D Flaherty, V Sandilands, DEF McKeegan Physiology & behavior 133, 252-259, 2014 | 60 | 2014 |
| Quantitative proteomics using tandem mass tags in relation to the acute phase protein response in chicken challenged with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide endotoxin A Horvatić, N Guillemin, H Kaab, D McKeegan, E O'Reilly, M Bain, J Kuleš, ... Journal of proteomics 192, 64-77, 2019 | 56 | 2019 |
| Feather eating in individually caged hens which differ in their propensity to feather peck DEF McKeegan, CJ Savory Applied Animal Behaviour Science 73 (2), 131-140, 2001 | 53 | 2001 |
| A preliminary investigation into the moral reasoning abilities of UK veterinarians CEM Batchelor, A Creed, DEF McKeegan Veterinary Record 177 (5), 124-124, 2015 | 52 | 2015 |
