Environmental enrichment techniques and tryptophan supplementation used to improve the quality of life and animal welfare of Nile tilapia
Publication/Journal: Aquaculture Reports
Keywords: aggressive behavior, animal behavior, oreochromis niloticus, preference, stereotypes
2020
Influence of vitamin E and carcass feeding supplementation on fecal glucocorticoid and androgen metabolites in male black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes)
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: androgen, black-footed ferret, carcass feeding, fecal glucocorticoid, vitamin e
2020
Dietary management, husbandry, and body weights of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) during successful pregnancies at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: calving, exercise, fertility, gestation, nutrition, obesity
2016
EFFECTS OF “SWIM WITH THE TURTLES” TOURIST ATTRACTIONS ON GREEN SEA TURTLE (CHELONIA MYDAS) HEALTH IN BARBADOS, WEST INDIES
Publication/Journal: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Keywords: animal welfare, barbados, biochemistry, birds, blood values, caretta caretta, chelonia mydas, green sea, growth-rates, health, hematology, immunoglobulins, marine turtles, plasma, population, reptiles, southern bahamas, turtle, veterinary sciences
2016
Increasing the dietary supply of carotenoids through forage supplementation: Effect on nitrogen and mineral retention in captive Golden pheasants (Chrysolophus pictus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: calcium and zinc utilization, chinese pheasants, crude protein, forage supplementation, zoo
2016
Minutes matter: brief hatching asynchrony adversely affects late-hatched hihi nestlings, but not life beyond the nest
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: brood hierarchies, carotenoids, hatching asynchrony, maternal effects, notiomystis cincta
2016
Positive and negative gestational handling influences placental traits and mother-offspring behavior in dairy goats
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: behavior, goats, handling, placenta, prenatal stress
2016
Testosterone has antidepressant-like efficacy and facilitates imipramine-induced neuroplasticity in male rats exposed to chronic unpredictable stress
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: androgens, antidepressant, chronic unpredictable stress, depression, hippocampus, neurogenesis, neuroplasticity, psa-ncam, testosterone
2016
Behavioral changes and feathering score in heat stressed broiler chickens fed diets containing different levels of propolis
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behavior, broiler, feather, heat stress, panting, propolis
2015
Effect of different management techniques to enhance colostrum intake on piglets’ growth and mortality
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, colostrum intake, colostrum supplementation, management routines, pig, sow
2015