Hibernating or not hibernating? Brown bears’ response to a mismatch between environmental natural cues and captive management, and its welfare implications

Authors: Paolo Dori, Isabella Anastasio, Elisabetta Macchi, Isabella Manenti, Maik Hones, Monica Carosi

Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE

Keywords: animal welfare, captive management, cues, environment, physiology

2024

Biological and Management-Related Predictors of Reproductive Success in North American Ex Situ Asian Small-Clawed Otters (Aonyx cinereus)

Authors: Ashley D. Franklin, Monica M. McDonald, Mary Agnew, Sarah Duncan, David M. Powell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: breeding programs, deslorelin, habitat complexity, mate incompatibility, reproductive viability analysis (RVA), reversibility, Suprelorin, zoo

2023

Development of an image-based body condition score for giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis and a comparison of zoo-housed and free-ranging individuals

Authors: Irina Clavadetscher, Monica Bond, Louise Martin, Christian Schiffmann, Jean-Michel Hatt, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: body condition score, free-ranging giraffe, PMS, zoo

2021

Bubble trails, bursts, rings, and more: A review of multiple bubble types produced by cetaceans

Authors: K. R. Moreno, R. P. Macgregor

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: bubble, bubble burst, bubble ring, bubble trail, cetacean behavior

2019

Correlates of home range sizes of giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis

Authors: Mara A. Knüsel, Derek E. Lee, Barbara König, Monica L. Bond

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: giraffe, home range estimation, kernel utilization distribution, minimum convex polygon

2019

How Can We Assess Positive Welfare in Ruminants?

Authors: Silvana Mattiello, Monica Battini, Giuseppe De Rosa, Fabio Napolitano, Cathy Dwyer

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, buffaloes, cattle, Five Domains, goats, positive indicators, ruminants, sheep

2019

On-farm Qualitative Behaviour Assessment of dairy goats in different housing conditions

Authors: Lilia Grosso, Monica Battini, Françoise Wemelsfelder, Sara Barbieri, Michela Minero, Emanuela Dalla Costa, Silvana Mattiello

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy goat, indoor housing, inter-observer reliability, pasture, qualitative behaviour assessment

2016

Validity and feasibility of Human-Animal Relationship tests for on-farm welfare assessment in dairy goats

Authors: Monica Battini, Sara Barbieri, Susanne Waiblinger, Silvana Mattiello

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avoidance distance, behavioural tests, dairy goats, human-animal relationship, welfare assessment

2016

Assessment of the reproductive physiology of the potto (Perodicticus potto) through fecal hormone metabolite analyses and trans-abdominal ultrasonography

Authors: Katherine M. MacKinnon, Michael J. Guilfoyle, William F. Swanson, Monica A. Stoops

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elisa, lorisid, reproduction, ultrasonography, wildlife endocrinology

2015