Dolphin-WET—Development of a Welfare Evaluation Tool for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care

Authors: Katrin Baumgartner, Tim Hüttner, Isabella L. K. Clegg, Manuel Garcia Hartmann, Daniel Garcia-Párraga, Xavier Manteca, Birgitta Mercera, Tania Monreal-Pawlowsky, Cristina Pilenga, Kerstin Ternes, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Ruta Vaicekauskaite, Lorenzo von Fersen, Lisa Yon, Fabienne Delfour

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: cetacean welfare, marine mammals, welfare evaluation, welfare indicator, zoo animals

2024

Evaluation of the stress state based on fecal corticosterone metabolite concentrations in captive penguins in Japan

Authors: Megumi Itoh, Misato Kitahara, Nanako Sawayama, Naoya Matsumoto, Takahito Toyotome, Kazutaka Yamada

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Keywords: captive penguin, diseased individual, fecal corticosterone metabolite, hot season, molting period

2024

Evidence-based zoo animal welfare assessment: Putting science into practice

Authors: Marina Salas, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Xavier Manteca

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, physiology, validation, welfare indicators, zoo animal welfare

2024

First noncontact millimeter-wave radar measurement of heart rate in great apes: Validation in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: T. Matsumoto, I. Iwata, T. Sakamoto, S. Hirata

Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol

Keywords: *Pan troglodytes/physiology, *Radar, animal welfare, animals, Electrocardiography/veterinary/instrumentation, female, heart rate, male, millimeter‐wave ultrawide‐band array radar, noncontact measurement of vital sign, stress

2024

In Absentia—Can a Lack of Behaviour Be a Useful Welfare Indicator? An Application to the Captive Management of Livingstone’s Fruit Bats, Pteropus livingstonii

Authors: Morgan J. Edwards, Charlotte A. Hosie, Laura Naidenov, Eluned Price, Tessa E. Smith, Dominic Wormell, Christina R. Stanley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behavioural indicator, chiroptera, hurdle models, individual welfare, obesity

2024

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in captive olive baboons (Papio anubis): The effects of age, sex, rearing, stress, and pregnancy

Authors: S. J. Neal, A. M. Achorn, S. J. Schapiro, W. D. Hopkins, J. H. Simmons

Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol

Keywords: *Papio anubis/genetics/physiology, age factors, animals, baboons, early adversity, female, lymphocytes, male, neutrophil‐lymphocyte ratio, neutrophils, physiological, pregnancy, sex factors, stress

2024

Utilizing vocalizations to gain insight into the affective states of non-human mammals

Authors: Whitham,Jessica C., Miller,Lance J.

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: affective state, animal welfare, bioacoustics, emotion, vocalization

2024

Assessment of faecal cortisol in captive elephants of Tamil Nadu state: An indicator of stress

Authors: B Nishanth, MG Jayathangaraj, R Sridhar

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: elephants, fecal cortisol, stress

2023

The effect of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on self-directed behaviour, activity budgets, movement patterns, and spatial use in semi-captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Primrose Manning, Elisabeth Dawson, Christina Tholander, Maud Bonato

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: Animal tourism venues, Anthropause, Captive animal welfare, COVID-19, displacement activity, human-animal interactions

2023

Locomotion as a Measure of Well-Being in Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: Sarah Neal Webb, Steven Schapiro

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: chimpanzee welfare, locomotion, positive welfare

2023

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