Assessing Giraffe Welfare During Seasonal Habitat Changes in Northern US Zoos

Authors: Catherine Razal, Jocelyn Bryant, Lance Miller

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, enclosure, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, giraffe, recumbency

2024

Nursing Behavior of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Calves from 1990-2014 at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, USA

Authors: M Ramont, J Sholar, R Stacey, M Gonka, LJ Miller

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, neonate, nursing behavior, tursiops-truncatus

2024

Play That Trunky Music: Development of an Auditory Enrichment Device for Elephants in Zoos

Authors: Arianna Mastali, Benjamin Mayo, Charles Ramey, Nate Elgart, Kirby Miller, Melody Jackson

Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction

Keywords: african elephant, auditory enrichment, loxodonta africana

2024

A Reexamination of the Relationship between Training Practices and Welfare in the Management of Ambassador Animals

Authors: Steve Martin, Grey Stafford, David S. Miller

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: ambassador animal, choice, control, enrichment, institutional support, punishment, reinforcement, staff development, training

2024

A Reexamination of the Relationship between Training Practices and Welfare in the Management of Ambassador Animals

Authors: Steve Martin, Grey Stafford, David S. Miller

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: ambassador animal, choice, control, enrichment, institutional support, punishment, reinforcement, staff development, training

2024

Utilizing vocalizations to gain insight into the affective states of non-human mammals

Authors: Whitham,Jessica C., Miller,Lance J.

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: affective state, animal welfare, bioacoustics, emotion, vocalization

2024

Behavior Reference Intervals and Activity Budgets of Bottlenose Dolphins in Accredited Zoos and Aquariums

Authors: Lisa K. Lauderdale, Jill D. Mellen, Michael T. Walsh, Douglas A. Granger, Lance J. Miller

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, bottlenose dolphins, evidence-based husbandry, zoo

2023

Beyond the Five Freedoms: Animal Welfare at Modern Zoological Facilities

Authors: Lance J. Miller, Sathya K. Chinnadurai

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare committee, animal welfare monitoring, animal welfare program, program framework, staff training

2023

Integrating Reference Intervals into Chimpanzee Welfare Research

Authors: Jessica C Whitham, Katie Hall, Lisa K Lauderdale, Jocelyn L Bryant, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral diversity, glucocorticoids, immunoglobulin a, reference interval

2023

Modification of Domestic Animal Lameness Scales for Use in Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus)

Authors: Mandala Hunter-Ishikawa, Jamie Y. Nakatani, David S. Miller

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: asiatic black bear, bear lameness scale, lameness assessment, locomotion, Ursus spp., Ursus thibetanus, welfare assessment

2023