Evaluation of a pressure sensitive walkway for objective gait analysis in normal and arthritic domestic ducks (Cairina moschata domestica)

Authors: J. D. Sheldon, M. J. Adkesson, M. C. Allender, R. S. Bailey, J. N. Langan, S. K. Chinnadurai

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: analgesia, carprofen, encapsulated butorphanol tartate, footpad dermatitis, force platform, hydrochloride, lameness, pain, parrots amazona-vertralis

2019

The Days and Nights of Zoo Elephants: Using Epidemiology to Better Understand Stereotypic Behavior of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) and Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in North American Zoos

Authors: B. J. Greco, C. L. Meehan, J. N. Hogan, K. A. Leighty, J. Mellen, G. J. Mason, J. A. Mench

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: elephants, stereotypy, zoo

2016

Determining Connections between the Daily Lives of Zoo Elephants and Their Welfare: An Epidemiological Approach

Authors: C. L. Meehan, J. A. Mench, K. Carlstead, J. N. Hogan

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: elephants, epidemiology, welfare, zoos

2016

Evaluation of brainstem disruption following penetrating captive-bolt shot in isolated cattle heads: comparison of traditional and alternative shot-placement landmarks

Authors: J. N. Gilliam, J. K. Shearer, R. J. Bahr, S. Crochik, J. Woods, J. Hill, J. Reynolds, J. D. Taylor

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, brainstem, captive bolt, cattle, euthanasia, shot placement

2016

Housing and Social Environments of African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) Elephants in North American Zoos

Authors: C. L. Meehan, J. N. Hogan, M. K. Bonaparte-Saller, J. A. Mench

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: elephants, housing, social environment, zoo

2016

Recumbence Behavior in Zoo Elephants: Determination of Patterns and Frequency of Recumbent Rest and Associated Environmental and Social Factors

Authors: M. R. Holdgate, C. L. Meehan, J. N. Hogan, L. J. Miller, J. Rushen, A. M. de Passille, J. Soltis, J. Andrews, D. J. Shepherdson

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: elephants, recumbency, welfare, zoo

2016

Walking Behavior of Zoo Elephants: Associations between GPS-Measured Daily Walking Distances and Environmental Factors, Social Factors, and Welfare Indicators

Authors: M. R. Holdgate, C. L. Meehan, J. N. Hogan, L. J. Miller, J. Soltis, J. Andrews, D. J. Shepherdson

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: captivity, elephants, gps, walking, welfare indicators

2016

An initial investigation into the effects of isolation and enrichment on the welfare of laboratory pigs housed in the PigTurn^® system, assessed using tear staining, behaviour, physiology and haematology

Authors: S. P. DeBoer, J. P. Garner, R. R. McCain, D. C. Lay Jr, S. D. Eicher, J. N. Marchant-Forde

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, enrichment, isolation, pigs, tear staining

2015

Animal Research Ethics

Authors: J. N. Carlson

Publication/Journal: Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences

Keywords: animal liberation front (alf), animal model, animal welfare act (awa), antivivisectionist, association for assessment and accreditation of laboratory animal care (aaalac), institutional animal care and use committee (iacuc), office of laboratory animal welfare (olaw), reduce animal use, refine animal use, replace animals, silver spring monkey case, speciesism, unnecessary fuss

2014

Does the presence of a human affect the preference of enrichment items in young, isolated pigs?

Authors: Shelly P. DeBoer, Joseph P. Garner, Donald C. Lay Jr, Susan D. Eicher, Jeffrey R. Lucas, Jeremy N. Marchant-Forde

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: housing, isolation, mat, mirror, preference, swine

2013

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