Allostatic Load Index Effectively Measures Chronic Stress Status in Zoo-Housed Giraffes

Authors: Haley N. Beer, Lisa K. Karr, Trenton C. Shrader, Dustin T. Yates

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: conservation, morality, morbidity, stressors, zoo welfare

2023

The Evolution of Zoos as Conservation Institutions: A Summary of the Transition from Menageries to Zoological Gardens and Parallel Improvement of Mammalian Welfare Management

Authors: Haley N. Beer, Trenton C. Shrader, Ty B. Schmidt, Dustin T. Yates

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behavior, environmental enrichment, husbandry, species preservation conservation, zoo stress

2023

Effects of handling and short-term captivity: a multi-behaviour approach using red sea urchins, Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Authors: Aneesh P. H. Bose, Daniel Zayonc, Nikolaos Avrantinis, Natasha Ficzycz, Jonathan Fischer-Rush, Fiona T. Francis, Siobhan Gray, Faye Manning, Haley Robb, Coralee Schmidt, Christine Spice, Aari Umedaly, Jeff Warden, Isabelle M. Cote

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: animal welfare, Echinoderm, invertebrate, reintroduction, relocation, stress

2019

Farm Manager Involvement in an Equine on-farm Welfare Assessment: Opportunities for Education and Improvement

Authors: C. Dubois, T. J. Devries, D. B. Haley, P. Lawlis, K. Merkies

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, assessment, education, equine, on-farm, stable yard

2019

The effects of feeding space on the behavioural responses of cattle during rest periods offered as part of long-distance transportation

Authors: M. Ross, T. M. Widowski, D. B. Haley

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, beef cattle, behaviour, feed competition, rest stop, transport

2016

Validation of triaxial accelerometers to measure the lying behaviour of adult domestic horses

Authors: C DuBois, E Zakrajsek, DB Haley, K Merkies

Publication/Journal: animal

Keywords: accelerometers, behaviour, behaviour patterns, horses, validation

2015

Providing ‘get-away bunks’ and other enrichments to primiparous adult female mink improves their reproductive productivity

Authors: Misha Buob, Rebecca Meagher, Lauren Dawson, Rupert Palme, Derek Haley, Georgia Mason

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bunks, cortisol, enrichments, infant mortality, mink, nursing sickness, welfare

2013

Providing elevated ‘getaway bunks’ to nursing mink dams improves their health and welfare

Authors: Lauren Dawson, Misha Buob, Derek Haley, Steve Miller, Judy Stryker, Margaret Quinton, Georgia Mason

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bunks, mastitis, mink, nursing, nursing sickness, welfare

2013

Factors associated with in-transit losses of fattening pigs

Authors: C.E. Dewey, C. Haley, T. Widowski, Z. Poljak, R.M. Friendship

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, epidemiology, in-transit loss, mortality, pig, transport

2009

Using Data Collected for Production or Economic Purposes to Research Production Animal Welfare: An Epidemiological Approach

Authors: Cate Dewey, Charles Haley, Tina Widowski, Robert Friendship, Janet Sunstrum, Karen Richardson

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, data collection, epidemiology, industry, methodology

2009