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  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
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Activity and Pool Use in Relation to Temperature and Water Changes in Zoo Hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibious)

Authors: Eduardo J Fernandez, Martin Ramirez, Nancy C Hawkes

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: exhibit use, hippo, hippo enclosures, pool temperature, pool use, water change, welfare, zoo

2020

Behavioural response, welfare, and performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) under different water temperatures

Authors: Enas N Said, Fayza Abd Allah Ahmed, Al-Sadik Y Saleem, Hesham H Mohammed, Mohamed YI Youssef, Azhar F Abdel Fattah

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies

Keywords: behaviour, crossing test, nile tilapia, water temperature, welfare

2020

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

Effect of a water conditioner on ornamental fish behaviour during commercial transport

Authors: M. Vanderzwalmen, E. Edmonds, P. Carey, D. Snellgrove, K. A. Sloman

Publication/Journal: Aquaculture

Keywords: ornamental fish, transport, Water conditioner, welfare

2020

Effect of Covering a Visitor Viewing Area Window on the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Sally L Sherwen, Grahame J Coleman, Vicky Melfi, Alicia Burns, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: little penguins, visitor behaviour, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, visual contact, zoos

2020

The effects of environmental enrichment on the behaviour of cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) in aviaries

Authors: April Stevens, Robert Donnell, Aurore Cogny, Clive JC Phillips

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avaries, cockatiel, enrichment, flight, parrot, substrate

2020

Extensive human presence and regular gentle handling improve growth, survival and immune competence in ostrich chicks

Authors: Pfunzo T. Muvhali, Maud Bonato, Anel Engelbrecht, Irek A. Malecki, Schalk W. P. Cloete

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, human-animal interactions, immunity, performance, struthio camelus

2020

Influence of early rearing environment on water-borne cortisol and expression of stress-related genes in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)

Authors: Amina Zuberi, Muhammad Ahmad, Imrana Amir, Muhammad Kamran, Manzoor Ahmad

Publication/Journal: Molecular Biology Reports

Keywords: carp, corticotrophin-releasing hormone, cortisol, enrichment, fish, post-release survival, stress

2020

Monitoring water quality changes and ornamental fish behaviour during commercial transport

Authors: Myriam Vanderzwalmen, Jason McNeill, Dorine Delieuvin, Simona Senes, Daniel Sanchez-Lacalle, Carrie Mullen, Iain McLellan, Peter Carey, Donna Snellgrove, Andy Foggo

Publication/Journal: Aquaculture

Keywords: behaviour, fish pathogens, ornamental fishes, transport, water chemistry, welfare

2020

A new approach of stress evaluation in fish using beta-D-Glucose measurement in fish holding-water

Authors: Tomas Makaras, Julija Razumiene, Vidute Gureviciene, Ieva Sakinyte, Milda Stankeviciute, Nijole Kazlauskiene

Publication/Journal: Ecological Indicators

Keywords: Complex metal mixture, Environmentally realistic concentrations, Glucose biosensor, O. mykiss juveniles, stress response, β-d-glucose in holding-water

2020

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