Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in captive olive baboons (Papio anubis): The effects of age, sex, rearing, stress, and pregnancy

Authors: S. J. Neal, A. M. Achorn, S. J. Schapiro, W. D. Hopkins, J. H. Simmons

Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol

Keywords: *Papio anubis/genetics/physiology, age factors, animals, baboons, early adversity, female, lymphocytes, male, neutrophil‐lymphocyte ratio, neutrophils, physiological, pregnancy, sex factors, stress

2024

Qualitative Behavioural Assessment of bonobo emotional expressivity across observer groups and zoo housing environments

Authors: D. W. Laméris, M. Salas, M. Eens, L. Gillespie, N. Staes, J. R. Torfs, J. Verspeek, H. Vervaecke, S. J. Ward, J. M. Stevens

Publication/Journal: Anim Welf

Keywords: animal welfare, emotion, Fixed List, free choice profiling, primate, qba

2024

Assessing Negative Welfare Measures for Wild Invertebrates: The Case for Octopuses

Authors: Michaella P. Andrade, Charles Morphy D. Santos, Mizziara M. M. De Paiva, Sylvia L. S. Medeiros, C. E. O’Brien, Françoise D. Lima, Janaina F. Machado, Tatiana S. Leite

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: body patterns, cephalopoda, field study, sentience

2023

Doing better for understudied species: Evaluation and improvement of a species-general animal welfare assessment tool for zoos

Authors: Shannon L. O’Brien, Katherine A. Cronin

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, aquariums, Taxonomic differences, welfare assessment, zoos

2023

The Impacts of a Commercial Bubble Curtain on Zoo-Housed African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Swimming Behavior

Authors: Shannon L. O’Brien, Katherine A. Cronin

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, penguin, swimming, temperature, zoos

2023

Evaluation of the time-activity budgets of captive ducks (Anatidae) compared to wild counterparts

Authors: Paul Rose, Amelia Roper, Sophie Banks, Chris Giorgio, Milla Timms, Phoebe Vaughan, Steven Hatch, Samantha Halpin, Joe Thomas, Michelle O’Brien

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity, behaviour, evidence-based husbandry, pinioning, waterfowl, welfare, wildfowl

2022

Evaluation of the time-activity budgets of captive ducks (Anatidae) compared to wild counterparts

Authors: Paul Rose, Amelia Roper, Sophie Banks, Chris Giorgio, Milla Timms, Phoebe Vaughan, Steven Hatch, Samantha Halpin, Joe Thomas, Michelle O’Brien

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity, behaviour, evidence-based husbandry, pinioning, waterfowl, welfare, wildfowl

2022

Bold Frogs or Shy Toads? How Did the COVID-19 Closure of Zoological Organisations Affect Amphibian Activity?

Authors: Jack Boultwood, Michelle O’Brien, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: amphibian behaviour, amphibian welfare, COVID-19, enclosure usage, evidence-based husbandry, visitor effect

2021

Circulating and Excreted Corticosteroids and Metabolites, Hematological, and Serum Chemistry Parameters in the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Before and After a Stress Response

Authors: Steinman,K. J., Robeck,T. R., Fetter,G. A., Schmitt,T. L., Osborn,S., DiRocco,S., Nollens,H. H., O’Brien,J. K.

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Marine Science

Keywords: corticosteorids, endocrinology, feces, killer whale (Orcinus orca), stress

2020

Welfare Assessment for Captive Anseriformes: A Guide for Practitioners and Animal Keepers

Authors: Paul Rose, Michelle O’Brien

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, aviculture, husbandry evidence, waterfowl, welfare assessment, wildfowl, zoo

2020

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