Skip to Content
czaw-bear
detroit zoo detroit zoo
Printout from detroitzoo.org
Date: 05/6/25
  • Home
  • About
  • Resources
  • Research Projects
  • Multimedia
  • Events

Our Goals

  1. Acquire and make easily accessible to zoo and aquarium professionals the current body of knowledge on animal welfare and ethics.
  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
  3. Convene important discussions and presentations on captive exotic animal welfare and ethics.
  4. Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
  5. Recognize advances in improving captive exotic animal welfare and ethics through awards.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=K.A.%20Schweizer&ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords

The Welfare of Domestic Goats (Capra hircus) in a Zoo-Based Animal-Visitor Interaction Program

Authors: Ramont, M., Leahy M., Cronin, K.A.

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: ambassador animals, animal welfare, animal–visitor interactions, petting zoo, ungulate, visitor effect

2021


King Penguins in Zoos: Relating Breeding Success to Husbandry Practices

Authors: Simone Schweizer, Peter Stoll, Friederike von Houwald, Bruno Baur

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: breeding, king penguins, zoos

2016


Canopy cover is correlated with reduced injurious feather pecking in commercial flocks of free-range laying hens

Authors: A. Bright, D. Brass, J. Clachan, K.A. Drake, A.D. Joret

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, canopy cover, free range, injurious feather-pecking, laying hens, range cover

2011


How access to exhibit space impacts the behavior of female tigers (Panthera tigris)

Authors: A. Miller, K.A. Leighty, M.A. Maloney, C.W. Kuhar, T.L. Bettinger

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: affiliation, aggression, conflict avoidance, management practices, panthera tigris

2011


Potential behavioural indicators of post-operative pain in male laboratory rabbits following abdominal surgery

Authors: M.J. Farnworth, J.K. Walker, K.A. Schweizer, C-L Chuang, S-J Guild, C.J. Barrett, M.C. Leach, N.K. Waran

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: analgesia, animal welfare, behaviour, pain, peri-operative, rabbit

2011


Song development in birds- the role of early experience and its potential effect on rehabilitation success

Authors: K.A. Spencer, S. Harris, P.J. Baker, I.C. Cuthill

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, fitness, rehabilitation, song development, songbirds, tutoring

2007


Extrinsic factors significantly affect patterns of disease in free-ranging and captive cheetah populations.

Authors: L. Munson, K.A Terio, M. Worley, M. Jago, A. Bagot-Smith, L. Marker

Publication/Journal: Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Keywords: acinonyx jubatus, gastritis, glomerulosclerosis, pathology, veno-occlusive disease

2005


Spatial memory for food hidden by rats (Rattus norvegicus) on the radial maze: Studies of memory for where, what, and when

Authors: L.R. Bird, W.A Roberts, B. Abroms, K.A. Kit, C. Crupi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: discrimination learning, feeding behavior/psychology, food, long-evans, maze learning, orientation, rats, rats/psychology, retention (psychology), spatial behavior, time factors

2003


The effect of a short-term biomedical research protocol on stereotyped rocking in young Chimpanzees

Authors: Pazol, K.A.; Bloomsmith, M.A.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: abnormal behavior, abnormal behaviour, animal welfare, behavioral management, behavioural management, body rocking, chimpanzee, psychological well-being

1997


The Development of Stereotyped Body Rocking in Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes) Reared in a Variety of Nursery Settings

Authors: K.A. Pazol, M.A. Bloomsmith

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, captive management, chimpanzees, early rearing experience, stereotyped body rocking

1993


  • Search

  • Search within:
Detroit Zoological Society: Detroit Zoo; Belle Isle Nature Center

Celebrating and Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

8450 W. 10 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48067 | 248-541-5717

The Detroit Zoological Society – a renowned leader in
humane education, wildlife conservation, animal welfare
and sustainability – operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center.

  • © 2025 Detroit Zoological Society
Celebrating and Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Searching...