{"id":2120,"date":"2025-11-11T16:43:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T21:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.well-e.org\/?page_id=2120"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T16:51:45","slug":"sop-protocol","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.well-e.org\/en\/sop-protocol\/","title":{"rendered":"SOP &amp; Protocoles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading underline-red blue\">SOP &amp; Protocoles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<acf-card-691c9a4b4ba4c class=\"acf-card acf-card--id--691c9a4b4ba4c\"><div class=\"acf-card__items\"><acf-view-691c99af6bdbb class=\"acf-view acf-view--id--691c99af6bdbb acf-view--object-id--2334\">\n<div class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-title\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-pdf-url\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.well-e.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Human-Approach-Test_TieStall_FINAL.pdf\">\n\t\t\t    Human Approach Test (HAT) - Tie Stall\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-description\">\n\t\t\tThe Human Approach Test (HAT) evaluates animals\u2019 behavioural responses to the progressive approach and proximity of an unfamiliar human in a controlled setting. It assesses animals\u2019 acceptance of human presence within their comfort zone, approach\u2013avoidance tendencies, fearfulness and human affinity. This test is adaptable to various environments and all age classes. The test procedure described in this SOP is performed in a tie-stall environment and is designed to test a single animal.\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-pdf-url\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.well-e.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Human-Approach-Test_TieStall_FINAL.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-publication-date\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-publication-date-label\">\n\t\t\t\tDate de publication: \n\t\t\t\tAugust 4, 2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_self\" class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-url\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.well-e.org\/en\/sop-protocol\/standard-operating-procedure-human-approach-test-hat-tie-stall\/\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div>\n    <p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/acf-view-691c99af6bdbb><acf-view-691c99af6bdbb class=\"acf-view acf-view--id--691c99af6bdbb acf-view--object-id--2338\">\n<div class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-title\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-pdf-url\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.well-e.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Novel-Object-Test_TieStall_FINAL.pdf\">\n\t\t\t    Novel Object Test (NOT) \u2013 Tie Stall\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-description\">\n\t\t\tThe Novel Object Test measures animals\u2019 behavioural reactions to an unfamiliar object. It is designed to assess curiosity, exploration, and fear-related responses toward novel stimuli. This test can be performed in different environments and is designed to test a single animal or multiple animals in one testing session. It is adaptable to all age classes. The test procedure described in this SOP is performed in a tie-stall environment, using either one of two different object presentation methods on either a single animal or multiple animals simultaneously.\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-pdf-url\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.well-e.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Novel-Object-Test_TieStall_FINAL.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-publication-date\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-publication-date-label\">\n\t\t\t\tDate de publication: \n\t\t\t\tAugust 4, 2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_self\" class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-url\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.well-e.org\/en\/sop-protocol\/standard-operating-procedure-novel-object-test-not-tie-stall\/\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div>\n    <p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/acf-view-691c99af6bdbb><acf-view-691c99af6bdbb class=\"acf-view acf-view--id--691c99af6bdbb acf-view--object-id--2340\">\n<div class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-title\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-pdf-url\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.well-e.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sudden-Object-Test-TieStall-FINAL.pdf\">\n\t\t\t    Sudden Object Test (SUD) \u2013 Tie Stall\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-description\">\n\t\t\tThe Sudden Object Test evaluates animals\u2019 behavioural reactions to sudden and unexpected stimulus presented within their environments. It is designed to assess startle responses, approach\u2013avoidance tendencies, and recovery following the sudden stimuli. This test is adaptable to various environments and all age classes. The test is designed for both individual and group testing. The test procedure described in this SOP is performed in a tie-stall environment, using either one of two object presentation methods on either a single animal or multiple animals simultaneously.\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-pdf-url\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.well-e.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sudden-Object-Test-TieStall-FINAL.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-publication-date\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-publication-date-label\">\n\t\t\t\tDate de publication: \n\t\t\t\tAugust 4, 2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_self\" class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-url\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.well-e.org\/en\/sop-protocol\/standard-operating-procedure-sudden-object-test-sud-tie-stall\/\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div>\n    <p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/acf-view-691c99af6bdbb><acf-view-691c99af6bdbb class=\"acf-view acf-view--id--691c99af6bdbb acf-view--object-id--2294\">\n<div class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-title\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-pdf-url\" href=\"https:\/\/nbviewer.org\/github\/bioinfoUQAM\/Identification-Tracking-Cows\/blob\/main\/models\/notebooks\/demo_identity_from_video.ipynb\">\n\t\t\t    Automatic Cow Identification from Video\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-description\">\n\t\t\tInteractive demo of a tool that allows you to automatically detect and identify individual cows in a video.\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-pdf-url\" href=\"https:\/\/nbviewer.org\/github\/bioinfoUQAM\/Identification-Tracking-Cows\/blob\/main\/models\/notebooks\/demo_identity_from_video.ipynb\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_self\" class=\"acf-view__sop--protocol-url\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.well-e.org\/en\/sop-protocol\/automatic-cow-identification-from-video\/\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div>\n    <p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/acf-view-691c99af6bdbb><\/div><\/acf-card-691c9a4b4ba4c>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOP &amp; 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