Comparison of Cortisol Concentrations in Different Matrices in Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) at the Zoo
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), animal welfare, cortisol, sampling, zoo animals
2023
Effects of social stress on the welfare of captive male Alpine musk deer: Stereotypic behavior, fecal cortisol, and musk secretion
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), ex situ conservation, fecal cortisol, small ruminant welfare, stereotypic behavior
2023
The Welfare of Domestic Goats (Capra hircus) in a Zoo-Based Animal-Visitor Interaction Program
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: ambassador animals, animal welfare, animal–visitor interactions, petting zoo, ungulate, visitor effect
2021
Plasticity of thermoregulatory behaviour in response to the thermal environment by widespread and alpine reptile species
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: highland specialist, montane species, phenotypic plasticity, reptile, thermoregulation
2017
Technical contribution: evaluation of the efficacy of a non-penetrating captive bolt to euthanase dairy goat kids up to 30 days of age
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, euthanasia, goats, insensibility, non-penetrating captive bolt
2017
Welfare assessment in traditional mountain dairy farms: above and beyond resource-based measures
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: alpine farming, animal welfare, animal-based measure, dairy cattle, small-scale farm, tie-stall system
2017
Evaluation of the efficacy of a non-penetrating captive bolt to euthanase neonatal goats up to 48 hours of age
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, electroencephalogram, euthanasia, goats, insensibility, non-penetrating captive bolt
2016
Impact of structural and cognitive enrichment on the learning performance, behavior and physiology of dwarf goats (Capra aegagrus hircus)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cognitive enrichment, dwarf goat, open field, saliva cortisol, structural enrichment, visual-discrimination learning
2016
Judgement bias in goats (Capra hircus): investigating the effects of human grooming
Publication/Journal: Peerj
Keywords: emotional states, goats, grooming, judgement bias
2016
Autonomic nervous system reactivity in a free-ranging mammal: effects of dominance rank and personality
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: avoidance, behaviour, goats, heart rate, hierarchy, rmssd, sociability
2015