A Comparative Multi-Zoo Survey Investigating the Housing and Husbandry of Callimico goeldii

Authors: Amanda Bartlett, James Edward Brereton, Marianne Sarah Freeman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: callitrichid, captive management, enclosure complexity, goeldi's monkey, welfare

2024

Visually assessed body condition shows high heritability in a pedigreed great ape population

Authors: Jonas R. R. Torfs, Marcel Eens, Daan W. Laméris, Jeroen M. G. Stevens, Jonas Verspeek, Jean-Pascal Guery, Nicky Staes

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: animal models, body condition score, bonobo, relative fat mass

2023

Day Time Activity Budgets, Height Utilization and Husbandry of Two Zoo-Housed Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroos (Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi)

Authors: Katherine Finch, Amy Humphreys

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: activity budget, behaviour, Dendrolagus, enclosure use, tree kangaroo, understudied

2022

Predictors of psychological stress and behavioural diversity among captive red panda in Indian zoos and their implications for global captive management

Authors: Aamer Sohel Khan, Stephen EG Lea, Piar Chand, Upashna Rai, Nagarajan Baskaran

Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports

Keywords: behavioural diversity, red panda, stress, zoo

2022

Development of an image-based body condition score for giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis and a comparison of zoo-housed and free-ranging individuals

Authors: Irina Clavadetscher, Monica Bond, Louise Martin, Christian Schiffmann, Jean-Michel Hatt, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: body condition score, free-ranging giraffe, PMS, zoo

2021

The Effect of Altering Routine Husbandry Factors on Sleep Duration and Memory Consolidation in the Horse

Authors: Greening Linda, Downing Josh, Amiouny Daniela, Lekang Line, McBride Sebastian

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bedding, behaviour, equine, light, nocturnal, sleep

2021

Developing a Metric of Usable Space for Zoo Exhibits

Authors: Browning, Heather, Maple, Terry L.

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

Keywords: animal, exhibit, usable space, welfare, wellness, zoo

2019

Preference for Heights of Feeding Troughs in Mares: A Pilot Study

Authors: M. P. F. Luz, C. M. Maia, L. A. S. Arruda, M. F. Delagracia, J. N. P. P. Filho

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, attention, feeding, mare, preference index, trough

2019

An automated positioning system for monitoring chickens’ location: Accuracy and registration success in a free-range area

Authors: Lisanne M. Stadig, Bart Ampe, T. Bas Rodenburg, Bert Reubens, Jarissa Maselyne, Shaojie Zhuang, Johan Criel, Frank A. M. Tuyttens

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: accuracy, outdoor, poultry, signal reception, ultra-wideband, vegetation

2018

A functional approach to the body condition assessment of lactating donkeys as a tool for welfare evaluation

Authors: E. Valle, F. Raspa, M. Giribaldi, R. Barbero, S. Bergagna, S. Antoniazzi, A. K. Mc Lean, M. Minero, L. Cavallarin

Publication/Journal: Peerj

Keywords: adiposity, body condition, condition score, disorders, domestic horses, donkey, equus-asinus, fatty neck score, milk, morphometric measurements, multidisciplinary sciences, ponies, prevalence, risk-factors, welfare

2017

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