Non-invasive assessment of fecal glucocorticoid and androgen metabolites in the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: acth challenge, cortisol, enzyme immunoassay (eia), Fecal steroid hormone metabolites, Pygmy hippo, testosterone
2023
Day Time Activity Budgets, Height Utilization and Husbandry of Two Zoo-Housed Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroos (Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: activity budget, behaviour, Dendrolagus, enclosure use, tree kangaroo, understudied
2022
Impact of female contraception for population management on behavior and social interactions in a captive troop of Guinea baboons (Papio papio)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, baboons, contraception, social interactions
2022
Can animals develop depression? An overview and assessment of ‘depression-like’states
Publication/Journal: Behaviour
Keywords: animal behavior, animal psychology, depression, welfare
2021
A Case Study on the Behavioural Effect of Positive Reinforcement Training in a Novel Task Participation Test in Göttingen Mini Pigs
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: clicker training, laboratory pigs, positive reinforcement training, welfare
2021
Monitoring the welfare of giraffes in two Belgian zoos
Publication/Journal: BIAZA Research Symposium
Keywords: giraffes, interspecific aggression, oral stereotypies, positive welfare indicators, welfare
2021
Vocalisations in Farm Animals: a Step Towards Positive Welfare Assessment
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: emotions, farm animals, positive welfare, vocalisations
2021
Physical and Physiological Indicators of Welfare in Guinea Pigs (Cavia porcellus) Serving as Ambassador Animals
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: ambassador animal, domestication, glucocorticoids, welfare, zoo
2020
The provision of toys to pigs can improve the human-animal relationship
Publication/Journal: Porcine Health Management
Keywords: environmental enrichment, human-animal relationship, play behaviour, positive emotions, strange person test, tail movement
2020
Does the location of enrichment material affect behavior and dirtiness in growing female pigs?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: enrichment material, exploratory behavior, pigs, social behavior, wood
2019