The Comparative Effect of Occupational and Musical Enrichment on Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Levels in a Captive Colony of Stumptail Macaques (Macaca arctoides)

Authors: Lilian Mayagoitia-Novales, Ana Lilia Cerda-Molina, María Andrea Martín-Guerrero, Emmanuel Muñoz-Zamudio, Gema R. Estudillo-Mendoza, Javier I. Borráz-León

Publication/Journal: Biology

Keywords: enrichment programs, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, macaca arctoides, music enrichment, occupational enrichment, primate welfare

2024

Observational approaches to chimpanzee behavior in an African sanctuary: Implications for research, welfare, and capacity-building

Authors: Alexandra G. Rosati, Kris H. Sabbi, Margaret A. H. Bryer, Paige Barnes, Joshua Rukundo, Titus Mukungu, Phillip Sekulya, Innocent Ampeire, Hillary Aligumisiriza, Stanley Kyama, Joseph Masereka, Winnie Nabukeera, Amos Okello, Boris Waiga, Seezi Atwijuze, Natalia Camargo Peña, Averill Cantwell, Elisa Felsche, Kelly Flores-Mendoza, Safa Mohamed, Isabelle Monroe, Megan Mulhinch, Kathleen O'Gorman, Julia Salamango, Rayna Shamah, Emily Otali, Richard W. Wrangham, Zarin P. Machanda

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavior, capacity building, observations, sanctuaries, welfare

2023

Diurnal and Nocturnal Activity Time Budgets of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in a Zoological Park

Authors: D. E. Lukacs, M. Poulin, H. Besenthal, O. C. Fad, S. P. Miller, J. L. Atkinson, E. J Finegan

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: animal management, asian elephant, behavior, elephas maximus, husbandry, thermoregulation, welfare

2016

Serotonin 1A agonism decreases affiliative behavior in pair-bonded titi monkeys

Authors: Rebecca H. Larke, Nicole Maninger, Benjamin J. Ragen, Sally P. Mendoza, Karen L. Bales

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: 8-oh-dpat, cortisol, monogamy, oxytocin, pair-bonding, primate, social behavior, vasopressin

2016

An initial investigation into the effects of isolation and enrichment on the welfare of laboratory pigs housed in the PigTurn^® system, assessed using tear staining, behaviour, physiology and haematology

Authors: S. P. DeBoer, J. P. Garner, R. R. McCain, D. C. Lay Jr, S. D. Eicher, J. N. Marchant-Forde

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, enrichment, isolation, pigs, tear staining

2015

Effect of Lysine Addition on Growth of Black Iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata)

Authors: Juan José Ortiz Guzmán, Arcos-García José Luis, Germán D. Mendoza Martínez, Fernando Xicoténcatl Plata Pérez, Gisela Fuentes Mascorro, Gabriela Ruelas Inzunza

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: black iguana, ctenosaura pectinata, growth, lysine

2013

Establishing ‘quality of life’ parameters using behavioural guidelines for humane euthanasia of captive non-human primates

Authors: S. P. Lambeth, S. J. Schapiro, B. J. Bernacky, G. K. Wilkerson

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural assessment, captive management, euthanasia, non-human primates, quality of life

2013

The pig’s nose and its role in dominance relationships and harmful behaviour

Authors: I. Camerlink, S. P. Turner

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: allogrooming, dominance hierarchy, snout contact, swine, tail-biting

2013

The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig I: biological factors

Authors: K. M. D. Rutherford, E. M. Baxter, R. B. D'Eath, S. P. Turner, G. Arnott, R. Roehe, B. Ask, Sand,, P. e, V. A. Moustsen, F. Thorup, S. A. Edwards, P. Berg, A. B. Lawrence

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, birth weight, litter size, mortality, piglet, sow

2013

The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig II: management factors

Authors: E. M. Baxter, K. M. D. Rutherford, R. B. D'Eath, G. Arnott, S. P. Turner, Sand,, P. e, V. A. Moustsen, F. Thorup, S. A. Edwards, A. B. Lawrence

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cross-fostering, human-animal interaction, litter size, nurse sow, split suckling

2013

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