Welfare impacts associated with using aversive geofencing devices on captive Asian elephants
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: activity budgets, animal behaviour, Electric shock collars, faecal cortisol, stress, virtual fencing
2023
Assessing preferences of two zoo‐housed Aldabran giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) for three stimuli using a novel preference test
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, giant tortoise, preference testing, reptile behavior, tortoise, zoo animals
2020
A Framework to Assess the Impact of New Animal Management Technologies on Welfare: A Case Study of Virtual Fencing
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, avoidance learning, cattle, cognition, cognitive activation theory of stress, livestock, sheep, virtual fencing
2018
Short- and long-term changes in the intensity of responses of pinnipeds to tourist approaches in Cabo Polonio, Uruguay
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behavioural responses, human-animal interactions, tourism
2018
Improved capture of stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae) by placement of knight stick sticky fly traps protected by electric fence inside animal exhibit yards at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: biting fly, fly management, pesticide-free trap, solar power, stomoxys calcitrans
2017
Assessing cow-calf welfare. Part 1: Benchmarking beef cow health and behavior, handling; and management, facilities, and producer perspectives
Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science
Keywords: beef cattle, calf, cow, welfare
2016
Assessing cow-calf welfare. Part 2: Risk factors for beef cow health and behavior and stockperson handling
Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science
Keywords: beef cattle, calf, cow, handling, welfare
2016
Effects of feeding management and group composition on agonistic behaviour of group-housed horses
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aggression, equine, feeding system, forage availability, individual distance, locomotor-activity
2016
Effects of Long-Term Exposure to an Electronic Containment System on the Behaviour and Welfare of Domestic Cats
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: cats, electronic containment, free-roaming cats, welfare
2016
The evaluation of two commercial electric sheep stunning systems: current applied and the effect on heart function
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, electrical stunning, electrocardiogram, halal, sheep, voltage current
2016