Observational approaches to chimpanzee behavior in an African sanctuary: Implications for research, welfare, and capacity-building

Authors: Alexandra G. Rosati, Kris H. Sabbi, Margaret A. H. Bryer, Paige Barnes, Joshua Rukundo, Titus Mukungu, Phillip Sekulya, Innocent Ampeire, Hillary Aligumisiriza, Stanley Kyama, Joseph Masereka, Winnie Nabukeera, Amos Okello, Boris Waiga, Seezi Atwijuze, Natalia Camargo Peña, Averill Cantwell, Elisa Felsche, Kelly Flores-Mendoza, Safa Mohamed, Isabelle Monroe, Megan Mulhinch, Kathleen O'Gorman, Julia Salamango, Rayna Shamah, Emily Otali, Richard W. Wrangham, Zarin P. Machanda

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavior, capacity building, observations, sanctuaries, welfare

2023

Influence of handler relationships and experience on health parameters, glucocorticoid responses and behaviour of semi-captive Asian elephants

Authors: JAH Crawley, O Lierhmann, DJ Franco dos Santos, J Brown, UK Nyein, HH Aung, W Htut, Z Min Oo, MW Seltmann, JL Webb

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: asian elephants, human-animal relationship, welfare

2021

Evaluating the Reliability of Non-Specialist Observers in the Behavioural Assessment of Semi-Captive Asian Elephant Welfare

Authors: Jonathan L. Webb, Jennie A. H. Crawley, Martin W. Seltmann, Oceane Liehrmann, Nicola Hemmings, U. Kyaw Nyein, Htoo Htoo Aung, Win Htut, Virpi Lummaa, Mirkka Lahdenpera

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural assessment, ethogram, observational study, reliability, stress

2020

Personality types vary in their personal and social information use

Authors: Judith A. H. Smit, Kees van Oers

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: personal information, personality, sampling behaviour, social information, video

2019

Retrospective analysis of elective health examinations as preventative medicine interventions at a zoological collection

Authors: Michelle Barrows, Rowena Killick, Richard Saunders, Stamatios Tahas, Charlotte Day, Kellie Wyatt, Teresa Horspool, Laurie Bingaman Lackey, Jennie Cook

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: diagnostics, veterinary medicine, zoo animals

2017

Attitudes of beef producers to disbudding and perception of pain in cattle

Authors: I. Wikman, A. H. Hokkanen, M. Pastell, T. Kauppinen, A. Valros, L. Hänninen

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, attitude, beef producer, cattle pain, disbudding, human-animal relationship

2016

Ten practical realities for institutional animal care and use committees when evaluating protocols dealing with fish in the field

Authors: S. J. Cooke, A. D. M. Wilson, C. K. Elvidge, R. J. Lennox, N. Jepsen, A. H. Colotelo, R. S. Brown

Publication/Journal: Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Keywords: animal care, atlantic salmon, catch-and-release, conservation, ethics, field research, fisheries, fresh-water fauna, marine & freshwater biology, rainbow-trout, research, sockeye-salmon, stress, telemetry transmitters, welfare, wildlife research

2016

Development of automatic surveillance of animal behaviour and welfare using image analysis and machine learned segmentation technique

Authors: M. Nilsson, A. H. Herlin, H. Ardo, O. Guzhva, K. Astrom, C. Bergsten

Publication/Journal: animal

Keywords: agriculture, behaviour analysis, computer vision, dairy & animal science, house, image segmentation, pigs, ratio of areas, temperature, thermal comfort, veterinary sciences

2015

Perceptions and practices of Finnish dairy producers on disbudding pain in calves

Authors: A. H. Hokkanen, I. Wikman, T. Korhonen, M. Pastell, A. Valros, O. Vainio, L. Hänninen

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: calf welfare, disbudding-related pain, management practice, producer perception

2015

Personality tests predict responses to a spatial-learning task in mallards, Anas platyrhynchos

Authors: Christophe A. H. Bousquet, Odile Petit, Mathilde Arrivé, Jean-Patrice Robin, Cédric Sueur

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: behavioural flexibility, learning, mallards, maze, personality

2015

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