An Ethical Assessment Tool (ETHAS) to Evaluate the Application of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Mammals’ Conservation: The Case of the Northern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni)

Authors: Barbara de Mori, Maria Michela Spiriti, Ilaria Pollastri, Simona Normando, Pierfrancesco Biasetti, Daniela Florio, Francesco Andreucci, Silvia Colleoni, Cesare Galli, Frank Göritz, Robert Hermes, Susanne Holtze, Giovanna Lazzari, Steven Seet, Jan Zwilling, Jan Stejskal, Samuel Mutisya, David Ndeereh, Stephen Ngulu, Richard Vigne, Thomas B. Hildebrandt

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, assisted reproductive technologies, conservation ethics, ethical review process, ethical risk assessment, ethical self-assessment, northern white rhinoceros

2021

Is There a “Right” Side of Communicating Friendship? Lateralization of Social Interactions in Zoo Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)

Authors: Marzia Baldachini, Barbara Regaiolli, Miquel Llorente, David Riba, Caterina Spiezio

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: affiliative contacts, approach behavior, barbary macaque, laterality, proximity, social hierarchy

2021

Pheromonal enrichment in the zoo: An empirical approach with Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Authors: Chase A LaDue, Bruce A Schulte

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: chemical communication, evidence-based management, olfaction, primer effects, zoo animal welfare

2021

Pheromonal enrichment in the zoo: An empirical approach with Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Authors: Chase A LaDue, Bruce A Schulte

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: chemical communication, evidence-based management, olfaction, primer effects

2021

Pheromonal enrichment in the zoo: An empirical approach with Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Authors: Chase A LaDue, Bruce A Schulte

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: chemical communication, evidence-based management, olfaction, primer effects, zoo animal welfare

2021

A System for Monitoring Acoustics to Supplement an Animal Welfare Plan for Bottlenose Dolphins

Authors: Brittany L Jones, Michael Oswald, Samantha Tufano, Mark Baird, Jason Mulsow, Sam H Ridgway

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: acoustic monitoring, animal welfare, bioacoustics, communication, distress call, marine mammal, vocal behavior, vocal biomarkers

2021

Analysis of stereotypic behaviour and enhanced management in captive Northern Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis housed at Zoological Garden Alipore, Kolkata

Authors: Tushar Pramod Kulkarni

Publication/Journal: Journal of Threatened Taxa

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural abnormalities, enrichment, giraffe, stereotypy

2020

The influence of animal welfare accreditation programmes on zoo visitor perceptions of the welfare of zoo animals

Authors: Daniel Warsaw, Janet Sayers

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: customer service, quality management, zoo communication, zoo management, zoo visitors

2020

Pupil size variation as a response to stress in European catfish and its application for social stress detection in albino conspecifics

Authors: Ondřej Slavík, Pavel Horký, Josef Velíšek, Tereza Valchářová

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: animal sociality, blood, blood plasma, body weight, catfish, cortisol, eyes, fish physiology

2020

Behavioral patterns of laboratory Mongolian gerbils by sex and housing condition: a case study with an emphasis on sleeping patterns

Authors: Camilo Hurtado-Parrado, Ángelo Cardona-Zea, Mónica Arias-Higuera, Julián Cifuentes, Alejandra Muñoz, Javier L. Rico, Cesar Acevedo-Triana

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral patterns, captivity, case study, housing conditions, mongolian gerbil, sleep, social isolation, water consumption

2019

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