Urinary oxytocin levels in relation to post-conflict affiliations in wild male chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus)

Authors: Anna Preis, L. Samuni, A. Mielke, T. Deschner, C. Crockford, R. M. Wittig

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: bystander affiliation, oxytocin, reconciliation, relationship repair

2018

Assessment of aversion and unconsciousness during exposure to carbon dioxide at high concentration in lambs

Authors: P. Rodríguez, A. Dalmau, X. Manteca, H. Litvan, E. W. Jensen, A. Velarde

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, auditory-evoked potential, aversion, carbon dioxide, sheep, stunning

2016

Consumer attitudes to injurious pecking in free-range egg production

Authors: R. M. Bennett, P. J. Jones, C. J. Nicol, R. B. Tranter, C. A. Weeks

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, consumer attitudes, free-range layers, injurious pecking, management strategies, willingness-to-pay

2016

Environmental enrichment for parrot species: Are we squawking up the wrong tree?

Authors: Rogelio Rodríguez-López

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, parrots, well-being

2016

Measurement of cognitive bias and cortisol levels to evaluate the effects of space restriction on captive collared peccary (Mammalia, Tayassuidae)

Authors: Flávia R. M. Oliveira, Sérgio L. G. Nogueira-Filho, Maria B. C. Sousa, Carlos T. S. Dias, Michael Mendl, Selene S. C. Nogueira

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, animal welfare, environmental enrichment, judgement bias, stress

2016

Physiological responses and blood gas exchange following long-distance transport of piglets weaned at different ages over unpaved or paved roads

Authors: R. Martínez-Rodríguez, P. Roldan-Santiago, H. Orozco-Gregorio, M. Trujillo-Ortega, P. Mora-Medina, M. González-Lozano, M. Sánchez-Hernández, H. Bonilla-Jaime, R. García-Herrera, E. Hernández-Trujillo, D. Mota-Rojas

Publication/Journal: Livestock Science

Keywords: long-distance, physiological-responses, road, transport, weaned piglets, welfare

2015

Diurnal and nocturnal activity budgets of zoo elephants in an outdoor facility

Authors: Kristina M. Horback, Lance J. Miller, Jeff R. M. Andrews, Stan A. Kuczaj

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity budget, african elephant, animal management, animal welfare, behavioral needs, loxodonta africana, zoological institution

2014

Options for managing animal welfare on intensive pig farms confined by movement restrictions during an outbreak of foot and mouth disease

Authors: I. J. East, S. E. Roche, R. M. Wicks, K. de Witte, M. G. Garner

Publication/Journal: Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Keywords: animal welfare, disease management, foot and mouth disease

2014

Pathologic changes associated with suspected hypovitaminosis A in amphibians under managed care

Authors: Carlos E. Rodríguez, Allan P. Pessier

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian, hypovitaminosis a, squamous metaplasia, tissue sampling

2014

Behavioral and physiological responses to subgroup size and number of people in howler monkeys inhabiting a forest fragment used for nature-based tourism

Authors: Adriana R. Aguilar-Melo, Ellen Andresen, Jurgi Cristóbal-Azkarate, Victor Arroyo-Rodríguez, Roberto Chavira, Jorge Schondube, Juan Carlos Serio-Silva, Alfredo D. Cuarón

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: cortisol, forest fragmentation, primate conservation, stress, tourism, zoo

2013

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