Development of a novel primate welfare assessment tool for research macaques

Authors: Emilie A. Paterson, Carly I. O’Malley, Dawn M. Abney, William J. Archibald, Patricia V. Turner

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: 3rs, animal behaviour, animal welfare, behaviour management programmes, refinement, welfare assessment

2024

Development of an animal welfare tool for zoo-housed primates, considering intra- and inter-rater reliability

Authors: Arnaud Dazord, Maeva Primault

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: assessment, inter-rater reliability, intra-rater reliability, primates, tool, welfare, zoo

2024

Invisible Invertebrates: The Welfare of Invertebrates in Public Aquaria

Authors: Kerry Perkins

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: aquarium, invertebrate, welfare

2023

The Longevity Legacy: The Challenges of Old Animals in Zoos

Authors: Andrew C. Kitchener

Publication/Journal: Optimal Wellbeing of Ageing Wild Animals in Human Care

Keywords: aging, behavior, enrichment, euthanasia, pathology, skeleton, teeth, welfare

2023

Predatory Responses and Feeding Behaviour of Three Elasmobranch Species in an Aquarium Setting

Authors: Sandra Costa, João Neves, Gonçalo Tirá, José Pedro Andrade

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: Carcharhinus melanopterus, feeding behaviour, predatory responses, Pteroplatytrygon violacea, Triaenodon obesus, Zoomarine aquarium

2023

Predatory Responses and Feeding Behaviour of Three Elasmobranch Species in an Aquarium Setting

Authors: Sandra Costa, João Neves, Gonçalo Tirá, José Pedro Andrade

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: Carcharhinus melanopterus, feeding behaviour, predatory responses, Pteroplatytrygon violacea, Triaenodon obesus, Zoomarine aquarium

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

Strepsirrhine Primate Training Programs in North American Institutions: Status and Implications for Future Welfare Assessment

Authors: Gloria Fernández-Lázaro, Meg H Dye, Christie Eddie, Gina M Ferrie

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior management, operant conditioning, primates, strepsirrhine, training

2021

Documenting Aggression, Dominance and the Impacts of Visitor Interaction on Galápagos Tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra) in a Zoo Setting

Authors: Laura Freeland, Charlotte Ellis, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behaviour, elo-rating, fixed action pattern, welfare, zoo

2020

The Ethical Assessment of Touch Pools in Aquariums by Means of the Ethical Matrix

Authors: Pierfrancesco Biasetti, Daniela Florio, Claudia Gili, Barbara de Mori

Publication/Journal: Journal of Agricultural Environmental Ethics

Keywords: animal–visitor interactions, ethical management of aquariums, ethical matrix, fish welfare, touch pools, zoo visitors

2020

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