Fasted and furious? Considerations on the use of fasting days in large carnivore husbandry

Authors: Cellina Kleinlugtenbelt, Marcus Clauss, Anita Burkevica, Annelies De Cuyper

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords:

2023

Gut microbiota of skywalker hoolock gibbons (Hoolock tianxing) from different habitats and in captivity: Implications for gibbon health

Authors: Li‐Ying Lan, Qi‐Xuan Hong, Shao‐Ming Gao, Qi Li, Yu‐Yan You, Wu Chen, Peng‐Fei Fan

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: captivity, gibbon, microbiota

2023

Animal Welfare as Preventative Medicine

Authors: Dawkins,

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal health, animal welfare, antimicrobial resistance, immunity, positive emotions, stress

2019

Dietary-induced modulation of the hindgut microbiota is related to behavioral responses during stressful events in horses

Authors: Alexandra Destrez, Pauline Grimm, Véronique Julliand

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavior, diet, horses, microbiota, stress

2019

Digestive physiology of captive capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Authors: Ali Kiani, Marcus Clauss, Sylvia Ortmann, Catharina Vendl, Elizabeth R. Congdon, Emilio A. Herrera, Michael Kreuzer, Angela Schwarm

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: colonic separation mechanism, hindgut fermenters, methane, passage kinetics

2019

Digestibility of a new diet for captive short-beaked echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Authors: Hayley J. Stannard, Jamie M. Bekkers, Julie M. Old, Bronwyn M. McAllan, Michelle E. Shaw

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: insectivore, manufactured diet, monotreme, myrmecophage, nutrition

2017

The skin microbiome of cow-nose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) in an aquarium touch-tank exhibit

Authors: Patrick J. Kearns, Jennifer L. Bowen, Michael F. Tlusty

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: 16s rrna gene, cow-nose ray, elasmobranch, microbiome, touch-tank

2017

Analysis of the distal gut bacterial community by 454-pyrosequencing in captive giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Authors: Ousama AlZahal, Eduardo V. Valdes, Brian W. McBride

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: 16s rrna, giraffe, gut, microbiome, pyrosequencing

2016

Reducing the effect of pre-slaughter fasting on the stress response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Authors: R. Bermejo-Poza, J. De la Fuente, C. Pérez, S. Lauzurica, E. González de Chávarri, M. T. Diaz, M. Villarroel

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: fasting, fisheries, slaughter, stress, trout

2016

Changes of the hindgut microbiota due to high-starch diet can be associated with behavioral stress response in horses

Authors: Alexandra Destrez, Pauline Grimm, Frank Cézilly, Véronique Julliand

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: alimentary stress, behavior, diet, horses, microbiota

2015