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

Blood L-Lactate Concentration as an Indicator of Outcome in Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) Admitted to a Wildlife Rescue Center

Authors: Elena Di Lorenzo, Riccardo Rossi, Fabiana Ferrari, Valeria Martini, Stefano Comazzi

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: biomarkers, blood lactate concentration, blood parameters, prognostic factors, roe deer

2020

Commonalities in Management and Husbandry Factors Important for Health and Welfare of Captive Elephants in North America and Thailand

Authors: Janine L Brown, Pakkanut Bansiddhi, Jaruwan Khonmee

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: asian elephant, body condition, glucocorticoids, glucose, health, insulin, lipids, North America, Thailand, tourist camps, welfare, zoos

2020

Effects of physiological changes and social life events on adrenal glucocorticoid activity in female zoo-housed Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Authors: Sharon S Glaeser, Katie L Edwards, Nadja Wielebnowski, Janine L Brown

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal sociality, cortisol, elephants, estrous cycle, euthanasia, phase determination, pregnancy, urine

2020

Human–Animal Interactions in Zoos: What Can Compassionate Conservation, Conservation Welfare and Duty of Care Tell Us about the Ethics of Interacting, and Avoiding Unintended Consequences?

Authors: Mark James Learmonth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal ethics, animal–visitor interactions, compassionate conservation, conservation welfare, duty of care, human-animal interactions, zoo animals

2020

Philosophy of a “Good Death” in Small Animals and Consequences for Euthanasia in Animal Law and Veterinary Practice

Authors: Kirsten Persson, Felicitas Selter, Gerald Neitzke, Peter Kunzmann

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal death, euthanasia guidelines, moral stress, veterinary ethics

2020

Specialised for the Swamp, Catered for in Captivity? A Cross-Institutional Evaluation of Captive Husbandry for Two Species of Lechwe

Authors: Paul E Rose, Lewis J Rowden

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: antelope, evidence-based practice, kobus leche, Kobus megaceros, zoo husbandry

2020

Assessing the Psychological Priorities for Optimising Captive Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Welfare

Authors: Jake Stuart Veasey

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, appetitive, asian elephant, AWPIS, behavioural needs, cognition, motivation, psychological priorities, zoo

2019

The Ethics and Welfare Implications of Keeping Western European Hedgehogs (erinaceus Europaeus) in Captivity

Authors: S. A. Jones, Stella Chapman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: captivity, disabled, ethics, hedgehogs, welfare

2019