Does Accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Correlate with Animal Welfare Act Compliance?

Authors: Kailer K Riedman, Gregory B Cunningham, Louis DiVincenti

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: accreditation, animal welfare, aza, oversight, zoo

2022

Circus and zoo animal welfare in Sweden: an epidemiological analysis of data from regulatory inspections by the official competent authorities

Authors: P. L. Hitchens, J. Hultgren, J. Frössling, U. Emanuelson, L. J. Keeling

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, animal-based measures, circus, epidemiology, legislation, zoo

2017

The associations between animal-based welfare measures and the presence of indicators of food safety in finishing pigs

Authors: I. Alpigiani, C. Bacci, L. J. Keeling, M. D. Salman, F. Brindani, S. Pongolini, P. L. Hitchens, S. Bonardi

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, animal-based measures, finishing pigs, food safety, salmonella enterica, yersina entercolitica

2016

Prevalence and risk factors for overweight horses at premises in Sweden assessed using official animal welfare control data

Authors: P. L. Hitchens, J. Hultgren, J. Frossling, U. Emanuelson, L. J. Keeling

Publication/Journal: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Keywords: body condition, compliance, epidemiology, equine, horse, legislation, logistic regression, obesity, welfare, welfare assessment

2016

Evaluation of microwave energy as a humane stunning technique based on electroencephalography (EEG) of anaesthetised cattle

Authors: J. L. Rault, P. H. Hemsworth, P. L. Cakebread, D. J. Mellor, C. B. Johnson

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, electromagnetic, euthanasia, insensibility, pre-slaughter, slaughter

2014

Are cats (Felis catus) from multi-cat households more stressed? Evidence from assessment of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite analysis

Authors: D. Ramos, A. Reche-Junior, P. L. Fragoso, R. Palme, N. K. Yanasse, V. R. Gouvêa, A. Beck, D. S. Mills

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: cortisol, enzyme immunoassay, feline, housing, non-invasive

2013

Phylogenetic Separation in Limb Use in Captive Gibbons (Hylobatidae): A Comparison Across the Primate Order

Authors: Alan R. Mootnick, Clare Cunningham, Elaine Baker

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: evolution, gibbons, hylobatidae, limb-use, self-scratching, taxonomy

2012

Rival Presence Leads to Reversible Changes in Male Mate Choice of a Desert Dwelling Ungulate

Authors: T. Wronski, D. Bierbach, L. M. Czupalla, H. Lerp, M. Ziege, P. L. Cunningham, M. Plath

Publication/Journal: Behavioral Ecology

Keywords: audience effect, communication networks, gazella marica, male mate choice, sexual selection

2012

African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) Can Detect Dimethyl Sulphide, a Prey-Related Odour

Authors: G.B. Cunningham, V. Strauss, P.G. Ryan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Biology

Keywords: african penguin, dimethyl sulphide, foraging behavior, foraging behaviour, olfaction, spheniscus demersus

2008

Female–Male Mounting in Japanese Macaques: The Proximate Role of Sexual Reward

Authors: P. L. Vasey, N. Duckworth

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: female–male mounting, japanese macaques, sexual reward

2008