Commonalities in Management and Husbandry Factors Important for Health and Welfare of Captive Elephants in North America and Thailand

Authors: Janine L Brown, Pakkanut Bansiddhi, Jaruwan Khonmee

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: asian elephant, body condition, glucocorticoids, glucose, health, insulin, lipids, North America, Thailand, tourist camps, welfare, zoos

2020

Metabolic health assessment of zoo elephants: Management factors predicting leptin levels and the glucose-to-insulin ratio and their associations with health parameters

Authors: Kari A. Morfeld, Janine L. Brown

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: elephants, glucose, health assessment, insulin, leptin, zoo

2017

Anxiety-like, novelty-seeking and memory/learning behavioral traits in male Wistar rats submitted to early weaning

Authors: Mabel Carneiro Fraga, Egberto Gaspar de Moura, Natália da Silva Lima, Patrícia C. Lisboa, Elaine de Oliveira, Juliana Oliveira Silva, Sylvio Claudio-Neto, Cláudio C. Filgueiras, Yael Abreu-Villaça, Alex C. Manhães

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, early weaning, learning, memory, motor activity, novelty-seeking

2014

Characterization of a pancreatic islet cell tumor in a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Authors: Jessica S. Fortin, Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancamano

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: arctic bear, insulinoma, islet amyloid polypeptide (iapp)

2014

Implementing a low-starch biscuit-free diet in zoo gorillas: The impact on health

Authors: E. H. Less, K. E. Lukas, R. Bergl, R. Ball, C. W. Kuhar, S. R. Lavin, M. A. Raghanti, J. Wensvoort, M. A. Willis, P. M. Dennis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: diet, health, insulin resistance, resistant starch, western lowland gorilla

2014

Hormonal changes and energy substrate availability during the hibernation cycle of Syrian hamsters

Authors: Mathieu Weitten, Jean-Patrice Robin, Hugues Oudart, Paul Pévet, Caroline Habold

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: adipokines, food-storing behavior, incretins, mesocricetus auratus, periodic arousal, torpor bout

2013

A Survey of Diabetes Prevalence in Zoo-housed Primates

Authors: C. W. Kuhar, G. A. Fuller, P. M. Dennis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity level, animal health, diet, nutrition, primates, weight gain

2013

Chronic restricted access to food leading to undernutrition affects rat neuroendocrine status and olfactory-driven behaviors

Authors: Karine Badonnel, Marie-Christine Lacroix, Régine Monnerie, Didier Durieux, Monique Caillol, Christine Baly

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: behavior, food intake, insulin, leptin, neuroendocrine status, olfaction

2012

Forced and voluntary exercise counteract insulin resistance in rats: the role of coping style

Authors: G.J. Boersma, R.P. Barf, L. Benthem, G. van Dijk, A.J.W. Scheurink

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: roman high avoidance rat, roman low avoidance rat, wheel-running activity

2012

Maternal effects and the endocrine regulation of mandrill growth

Authors: Robin M. Bernstein, Joanna M. Setchell, Delphine Verrier, Leslie A. Knapp

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: body size, growth, hormones, mandrills, maternal effects

2012