Advancing zoo animal welfare through data science: scaling up continuous improvement efforts

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal welfare, artificial intelligence, continuous improvement, data science, evidence-based decision making, machine learning, zoo

2024

Monitoring Thermoregulation Patterns in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Winter Months in Southwestern Ontario Using Infrared Thermography

Authors: Janel Lefebvre, Charlie Gray, Taryn Prosser, Amy Chabot

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: age, ambient-temperature, behavior, elephas maximus, infrared thermography, thermal windows, weight

2023

Multi-sensor biologgers and innovative training allow data collection with high conservation and welfare value in zoos

Authors: Holly English, Luke Harvey, Rory Wilson, Richard Gunner, Mark Holton, Rosie Woodroffe, Luca Börger

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, biologging, captivity, daily diary, dead-reckoning, enrichment, space use, welfare

2023

Towards a Futureproof Zoo

Authors: Jozef Keulartz

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: broader conservationist role for zoos, enrichment programs, future of the zoo, more space for endangered species, training technics

2023

Caring for the horse in a cold climate—Reviewing principles for thermoregulation and horse preferences

Authors: Cecilie M Mejdell, Knut Egil Bøe, Grete HM Jørgensen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, blanket, equine, temperature, thermal comfort, welfare

2020

Orangulas: effect of scheduled visual enrichment on behavioral and endocrine aspects of a captive orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)

Authors: Juan Olvido Perea Garcia, Alessandro Miani, Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Jens Malmkvist, Cino Pertoldi, Trine Hammer Jensen, Rikke Kruse Nielsen, Dan Witzner Hansen, Lars A Bach

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: cortisol, ethogram, no rewards, orangutan, scheduled, visual enrichment

2020

Orangulas: effect of scheduled visual enrichment on behavioral and endocrine aspects of a captive orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus): effect of scheduled visual enrichment on behavioral and endocrine aspects of a captive orangutan

Authors: Juan Olvido Perea Garcia, Alessandro Miani, Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Jens Malmkvist, Cino Pertoldi, Trine Hammer Jensen, Rikke Kruse Nielsen, Dan Witzner Hansen, Lars A Bach

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: cortisol, ethogram, no rewards, orangutan, scheduled, visual enrichment

2020

Body language: Its importance for communication with horses

Authors: Jan Ladewig

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: body language, communication, equine, handling, safety

2019

Nesting, sleeping, and nighttime behaviors in wild and captive great apes

Authors: James R. Anderson, Mabel Y. L. Ang, Louise C. Lock, Iris Weiche

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: bonobo, chimpanzee, environmental enrichment, gorilla, nest building, orangutan, sleep posture, sleep quality, welfare

2019

Higher levels of submissive behaviors at the onset of the pairing process of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) are associated with lower risk of wounding following introduction

Authors: Ori Pomerantz, Kate C. Baker

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: social introductions, social wounding, submissive behaviors

2017

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