Assessment of Welfare Issues During Traditional Slaughter of Goats in Pretoria, South Africa

Authors: Daniel N. Qekwana, Cheryl M. E. McCrindle, James W. Oguttu, Delia Grace, Beniamino T. Cenci-Goga

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, south africa, traditional slaughter, welfare assessment

2017

Different responses of free-ranging wild guanacos (Lama guanicoe) to shearing operations: implications for better management practices in wildlife exploitation

Authors: P. Taraborelli, M. E. Mosca Torres, P. F. Gregorio, P. Moreno, V. Rago, A. Panebianco, N. M. Schroeder, R. Ovejero, P. Carmanchahi

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, handling, lama guanicoe, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratios, serum cortisol level, stress behaviours

2017

Effects of natal male alliances on aggression and power dynamics in rhesus macaques

Authors: B. A. Beisner, M. E. Jackson, A. Cameron, B. McCowan

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: aggression, coalition, group stability, primates, social network

2011

Evaluation of an alternative to feeding whole frozen fish in belugas (Delphinapterus leucas)

Authors: Lisa M. Mazzaro, Julie P. Richmond, Jessica N. Morgan, Michaela E. Kluever, J. Lawrence Dunn, Tracy A. Romano, Steven A. Zinn, Elizabeth A. Koutsos

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: blood chemistry, body condition, cetacean, fatty acid, fish alternative

2011

Can ant colonies choose a far-and-away better nest over an in-the-way poor one?

Authors: Nigel R. Franks, Katherine A. Hardcastle, Sophie Collins, Faith D. Smith, Kathryn M. E. Sullivan, Elva J. H. Robinson, Ana B. Sendova-Franks

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: ant, collective decision, individual choice, nest site, switching behavior, switching behaviour, temnothorax albipennis

2008

Small effective population sizes of two remnant ocelot populations (Leopardus pardalis albescens) in the United States

Authors: Jan E. Janečka, M. E. Tewes, L. L. Laack, L. I. Grassman, A. M. Haines, R. L. Honeycutt

Publication/Journal: Conservation Genetics

Keywords: conservation biology, effective population, endangered, microsatellites, ocelot, size

2007

Sensory response patterns and the evolution of visual signal design in anoline lizards

Authors: M. H. Persons, L. J. Fleishman, M. A. Frye, M. E. Stimphil

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Physiology A

Keywords: anolis, brightness, color, dewlap, optic tectum

1999

The community development approach to animal welfare: an African perspective

Authors: Cheryl M. E. McCrindle

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: africa, animal welfare, community development, veterinary extension

1998

Public perceptions of behavioral enrichment: Assumptions gone awry

Authors: M. E. McPhee, J. S. Foster, M. Sevenich, C. D. Saunders

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: education, exhibit, naturalism, zoo

1998