Analysis of stereotypic behaviour and enhanced management in captive Northern Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis housed at Zoological Garden Alipore, Kolkata
Publication/Journal: Journal of Threatened Taxa
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural abnormalities, enrichment, giraffe, stereotypy
2020
Animal Welfare in Predator Control: Lessons from Land and Sea. How the Management of Terrestrial and Marine Mammals Impacts Wild Animal Welfare in Human–Wildlife Conflict Scenarios in Europe
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, human–wildlife conflict, pest, predator, welfare assessment, welfare domains, welfare impact, wildlife
2020
Aquarium cichlid fish Tropheus Moorii flexibly adjust hierarchy when tank fish species composition changes: A pilot study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: dyadic aggression, fish composition management, hierarchical adjustment, socio-environmental perturbation, winner-loser matrix
2020
Asking Animals: An Introduction to Animal Behaviour Testing
Publication/Journal:
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, cognition, ethics, learning, memory, motivation, recommendations
2020
Behavioral Diversity as a Potential Indicator of Positive Animal Welfare
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behavior, behavior-based enrichment, behavioral restriction, evidence-based management, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, stereotypic behavior, thrive, welfare assessment
2020
Body Contacts and Social Interactions in Captive Odontocetes Are Influenced by the Context: An Implication for Welfare Assessment
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: agonistic interaction, bottlenose dolphin, emotional state, finless porpoise, pectoral fin contact, socio-sexual interaction
2020
Caring for the horse in a cold climate—Reviewing principles for thermoregulation and horse preferences
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, blanket, equine, temperature, thermal comfort, welfare
2020
Challenges and Directions in Zoo and Aquarium Food Presentation Research: A Review
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: chopped food, desiccation, microbiology, minimally processed food, nutrient composition, zoo animal behavior, zoo nutrition
2020
Commonalities in Management and Husbandry Factors Important for Health and Welfare of Captive Elephants in North America and Thailand
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: asian elephant, body condition, glucocorticoids, glucose, health, insulin, lipids, North America, Thailand, tourist camps, welfare, zoos
2020
Concepts, applications, uses and evaluation of environmental enrichment
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: barriers to enrichment, food-based bias, keeper opinions, taxonomic bias, workshop
2020