A Critical review of animal-based welfare indicators for polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in zoos: Identification and evidence of validity

Authors: CR Skovlund, MK Kirchner, LW Moos, N Alsted, X Manteca, O Tallo-Parra, M Stelvig

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, polar bear, welfare assessment, welfare indicators, zoo welfare

2021

Aggressive encounters lead to negative affective state in fish

Authors: Leia Rogers, Ellie Sales, Shokoofeh Shamsi, R Keller Kopf, Rafael Freire

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: affective state, aggression, fish welfare

2020

Effect of simple and low-cost enrichment items on behavioral, clinical, and productive variables of caged laying hens

Authors: Mayra H. Frediani, Cristiane S. Pizzutto, Maíra B. R. Alves, Ricardo J. G. Pereira

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, poultry, production, thermography, welfare

2019

An investigation using different data gathering methods into the prevalence of behavioral problems in shelter dogs—A pilot study

Authors: Simona Normando, Gianna Di Raimondo, Elena Bellaio

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral problems, behavioral test, direct behavioral observation, dog, proxy, shelter

2019

Establishment and Implementation of an Animal Welfare Decision Tree to Evaluate the Welfare of Zoo Animals

Authors: Lorenzo von Fersen, Dag Encke, Tim Huettner, Katrin Baumgartner

Publication/Journal: Aquatic Mammals

Keywords: animal welfare, animal welfare assessment, Antillean manatee, aquatic mammals, bottlenose dolphin, decision-tree, zoo animals, zoo inspection

2018

Implementation of the European legislation to protect farm animals: a case study on French inspections to find solutions to improve compliance

Authors: A. C. Lomellini-Dereclenne, M. Miele, L. Mounier, I. Veissier

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cattle, compliance, eu legislation, inspections, overall assessment

2017

Indicators of stress in equitation

Authors: U. König v. Borstel, E. K. Visser, C. Hall

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, cortisol, heart rate variability, horse, riding, stress

2017

Emotion Evaluation and Response Slowing in a Non-Human Primate: New Directions for Cognitive Bias Measures of Animal Emotion?

Authors: E. J. Bethell, A. Holmes, A. MacLarnon, S. Semple

Publication/Journal: Behavioral Sciences

Keywords: *cognitive bias, animal welfare, anxiety, appraisal theory, attention bias, attentional bias, decision-making, emotion evaluation, emotional stroop, faces, facial expressions, freeze, monkeys, multidisciplinary, primate, psychology, response slowing, rhesus macaque, rhesus macaques, social attention, threat cues, welfare

2016

Farm membership of voluntary welfare schemes results in better compliance with animal welfare legislation in Great Britain

Authors: C. C. A. Clark, R. Crump, A. L. KilBride, L. E. Green

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, farm animals, government legislation, herd health scheme, inspections, private regulation

2016