The Zone Overlap Index: A new measure of shared resource use in the zoo

Authors: J. E. Brereton, P. E. Rose

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biol

Keywords: animal, animals, compatibility, enclosure design, housing, humans, mixed-species enclosure, Pianka Niche Overlap Index, proximity, zoo

2023

Dietary management of a Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) troop to improve body and coat condition and reduce parasite burden

Authors: Francis Cabana, Praveena Jayarajah, Pei Yee Oh, Chia-Da Hsu

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: diet, dominance, fibre, primate, soluble carbohydrates, trichuris

2018

Validation of scan sampling techniques for behavioural observations of pastured lambs

Authors: A. N. Pullin, M. D. Pairis-Garcia, M. R. Campler, K. L. Proudfoot

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, lamb, pasture, scan sampling, sheep, validation

2017

Confinement of sows for different periods during lactation: effects on behaviour and lesions of sows and performance of piglets

Authors: Lambertz,C., Petig,M., Elkmann,A., Gauly,M.

Publication/Journal: animal

Keywords: behaviour, farrowing crate, integument, loose-housing, sow

2015

Rooting area and drinker affect dunging behaviour of organic pigs

Authors: Herman Maarten Vermeer, Henk Altena, Pieter Franciscus Gerardus Vereijken, Marc Bernardus Maria Bracke

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, drinking, dunging, organic, pigs, rooting

2015

Comparison of the effects of weaning and castration when conducted separately or in combination on the behaviour of crossbred beef cattle

Authors: Christian Lambertz, Antje Farke-Röver, Eva Moors, Matthias Gauly

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: beef cattle, behaviour, burdizzo castration, weaning, weight gain

2014

Dairy calves’ adaptation to group housing with automated feeders

Authors: Mayumi Fujiwara, Jeffrey Rushen, Anne Marie de Passillé

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: automated feeders, dairy calf, group housing, welfare

2014

Fresh wood reduces tail and ear biting and increases exploratory behaviour in finishing pigs

Authors: Helena Telkänranta, Marc B. M. Bracke, Anna Valros

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, fattening pigs, oral-nasal manipulation, point-source enrichment, redirected behaviours, welfare

2014

Maternal testosterone influences a begging component that makes fathers work harder in chick provisioning

Authors: José C. Noguera, Sin-Yeon Kim, Alberto Velando

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: begging, birds, hormones, manipulation, maternal effects, parental care, sexual conflict

2013

Structured bimanual actions and hand transfers reveal population-level right-handedness in captive gorillas

Authors: Ernest Tabiowo, Gillian S. Forrester

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: cerebral lateralization, evolution, gorilla, gorilla gorilla gorilla, great ape, handedness, language

2013