By Bits and Pieces: The Contributions of Zoos and Aquariums to Science and Society via Biomaterials

Authors: David M Powell, Theodore G Meyer, Mary Duncan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: education, genetics, health, microbiome, physiology, research, students

2023

Bird Welfare in Zoos and Aquariums: General Insights across Industries

Authors: Jocelyn M Woods, Adrienne Eyer, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: bird habitats, environmental enrichment, flooring, genetics, human-animal interactions, lighting, nutrition, social management, sound environment, substrate

2022

Nonhuman primate abnormal behavior: Etiology, assessment, and treatment

Authors: Corrine K Lutz, Kristine Coleman, Lydia M Hopper, Melinda A Novak, Jaine E Perlman, Ori Pomerantz

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: abnormal behavior, captivity, primates

2022

Bridging research disciplines to advance animal welfare science: a practical guide.

Authors: Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: animal welfare science, research

2021

Linking the roles of personality and stress physiology for managing the welfare of captive big cats

Authors: Janice Vaz, Alan Gerard McElligott, Edward Narayan

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal personalities, animal welfare, big cats, coping style, glucocorticoids, individual variation, stressors

2021

The Visitor Effect on Zoo Animals: Implications and Opportunities for Zoo Animal Welfare

Authors: Sally L. Sherwen, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behaviour, human-animal relationships, stress physiology, visitor effects, zoo animal welfare

2019

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND WELL-BEING SYMPOSIUM: Poultry welfare assessments: Current use and limitations

Authors: R. A. Blatchford

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: agriculture, broiler, dairy & animal science, indicators, keel bone damage, laying hen, laying hens, limitations, optical-flow, performance, stocking density, welfare assessments, welfare quality®

2017

Behavioural testing based breeding policy reduces the prevalence of fear and aggression related behaviour in Rottweilers

Authors: Joanne A. M. van der Borg, Elisabeth A. M. Graat, Bonne Beerda

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, behavioural testing, c-barq, dog, fear, prevalence

2017

Environmental enrichment of young adult rats (Rattus norvegicus) in different sensory modalities has long-lasting effects on their ability to learn via specific sensory channels

Authors: Vassilissa Dolivo, Michael Taborsky

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: *animal learning, *environmental effects, auditory perception, cues, environmental enrichment, genetics, norway rats, olfactory perception, phenotypes, visual perception

2017

Equine behavioral enrichment toys as tools for non-invasive recovery of viral and host DNA

Authors: Peter A. Seeber, Sanatana E. Soilemetzidou, Marion L. East, Chris Walzer, Alex D. Greenwood

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: environmental DNA, equine herpesvirus, genotyping, non-invasive sampling, zebra

2017