Introducing the Mellorater—The Five Domains Model in a Welfare Monitoring App for Animal Guardians
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal husbandry, end-of-life decisions, quality of life, welfare assessment
2024
Whole versus chopped food: the bintu-right way to do it?
Publication/Journal: Discover Animals
Keywords: arctictis binturong, carnivora, chopped food, food particle size, wildlife park, zoo
2024
Age and Social History Impact Social Interactions between Bull Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) at Denver Zoo
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, elephant management, group compatibility, pachyderms, social behavior
2023
Analytical Validation and Assessment of Baseline Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Human Care
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: corticosterone, cortisol, endocrinology, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, hormones, marine mammal, stress
2023
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in US zoos, sanctuaries, and research facilities: A survey-based comparison of species-typical behaviors
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: ape, chimpanzee, primate, species-typical behavior, welfare
2023
How Sanctuary Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Use Space after Being Introduced to a Large Outdoor Habitat
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: indoor/outdoor enclosures, space use, species-typical behavior, welfare
2023
Monitoring Thermoregulation Patterns in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Winter Months in Southwestern Ontario Using Infrared Thermography
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: age, ambient-temperature, behavior, elephas maximus, infrared thermography, thermal windows, weight
2023
Supporting Geriatric Zoo Animal Welfare Through Nutrition
Publication/Journal: Optimal Wellbeing of Ageing Wild Animals in Human Care
2023
Survival improvements of marine mammals in zoological institutions mirror historical advances in human longevity
Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Keywords: adult mortality, first-year mortality, life expectancy, lifespan equality, population welfare
2023
Assessing chimpanzees’ fluency of movement: applications for monitoring health and welfare
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aging, geriatric care, locomotion, mobility, primate, quality of life
2022