Aggressive encounters lead to negative affective state in fish

Authors: Leia Rogers, Ellie Sales, Shokoofeh Shamsi, R Keller Kopf, Rafael Freire

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: affective state, aggression, fish welfare

2020

Concepts, applications, uses and evaluation of environmental enrichment

Authors: Lisa Marie Riley, Paul Edward Rose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: barriers to enrichment, food-based bias, keeper opinions, taxonomic bias, workshop

2020

Directions in animal enclosure use studies

Authors: James Edward Brereton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure use, evidence-based zoo animal management, exhibit design, Spread of participation index

2020

Stereotypic behaviour predicts reproductive performance and litter sex ratio in giant pandas

Authors: Meghan S Martin, Megan Owen, Nathan JP Wintle, Guiquan Zhang, Hemin Zhang, Ronald R Swaisgood

Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports

Keywords: captivity, giant pandas, reproductive-performance, stereotypies

2020

Swimming features in captive odontocetes: Indicative of animals’ emotional state?

Authors: Agathe Serres, Yujiang Hao, Ding Wang

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, Circular swimming, finless porpoise, stress, synchronous swimming, welfare

2020

The Use of a “Go/Go” Cognitive Bias Task and Response to a Novel Object to Assess the Effect of Housing Enrichment in Sheep (Ovis aries)

Authors: Emma Stephenson, Marie J Haskell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, enrichment, novel object, sheep, welfare

2020

Using a Touchscreen Paradigm to Evaluate Food Preferences and Response to Novel Photographic Stimuli of Food in Three Primate Species (Gorilla gorilla gorilla, Pan troglodytes, and Macaca fuscata)

Authors: Sarah M Huskisson, Sarah L Jacobson, Crystal L Egelkamp, Stephen R Ross, Lydia M Hopper

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Primatology

Keywords: photograph, preference testing, primate, touchscreen, welfare, worth valuations

2020

Assessing and Enhancing the Welfare of Animals with Equivocal and Reliable Cues

Authors: J. V. Watters, B. L. Krebs

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: *cognitive bias, affective state, agency, anticipatory behavior, appetitive behavior, human-animal relationship, judgement bias

2019

Effects of assembly and operation of an amusement ride on the behaviour of a pair of captive Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)

Authors: Jessica J. Harley, Jessica Chaisson, Ian Handel

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: construction, novel attractions, zoo animal welfare

2019

The Elephant Welfare Initiative: a model for advancing evidence‐based zoo animal welfare monitoring, assessment and enhancement

Authors: C Meehan, B Greco, B Lynn, K Morfeld, G Vicino, D Orban, C Gorsuch, M Quick, L Ripple, K Fournier

Publication/Journal: International Zoo Yearbook

Keywords: behaviour, body condition, evidence-based animal care, stereotypic behaviour, welfare benchmarking, welfare epidemiology, welfare monitoring, welfare software, zoo animal welfare

2019