Why Are Enrichment Practices in Zoos Difficult to Implement Effectively?

Authors: Eileen K Tuite, Simon A Moss, Clive J Phillips, Samantha J Ward

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: big cats, enrichment, keepers, process evaluation, thematic analysis, zoo management

2022

Dolphin Welfare Assessment under Professional Care:‘Willingness to Participate’, an Indicator Significantly Associated with Six Potential ‘Alerting Factors’

Authors: Fabienne Delfour, Tania Monreal-Pawlowsky, Ruta Vaicekauskaite, Cristina Pilenga, Daniel Garcia-Parraga, Heiko G Rödel, Nuria García Caro, Enrique Perlado Campos, Birgitta Mercera

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: dolphins, human-animal interaction, qualitative behavioural assessment, welfare

2020

Farm Animal Cognition—Linking Behavior, Welfare and Ethics

Authors: Christian Nawroth, Jan Langbein, Marjorie Coulon, Vivian Gabor, Susann Oesterwind, Judith Benz-Schwarzburg, Eberhard von Borell

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, cattle, enrichment, goats, horses, human-animal interactions, pigs, sheep

2019

Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional wellbeing

Authors: L. M. S. Dantas, M. M. Delgado, I. Johnson, C. A. T. Buffington

Publication/Journal: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: cats, puzzle feeder

2016

Male behaviours signal the female’s reproductive state in a pair of black rhinoceros housed at Lincoln Park Zoo

Authors: Rachel M. Santymire, Sabrina Misek, Jill Gossett, Mark Kamhout, Erik Chatroop, Michelle Rafacz

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behavior, reproductive state, rhinoceros, zoo

2016

Stress in owned cats: behavioural changes and welfare implications

Authors: M. Amat, T. Camps, X. Manteca

Publication/Journal: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: behavior, owned cats, stress, welfare

2016

Ascaris spp. and Capillaria caudinflata infections in captive-bred crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) in China

Authors: Xu Zhang, Ji Ying Qiao, Xiao Min Wu, Qing Yi Ma, Han Hu, Jing Wang, Li Feng Che

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: ascaris spp, capillaria caudinflata, captive-bred nipponia nippon, morphology, transmission

2015

Governing Animal-human Relations in Farming Practices: A Study of Group Housing of Sows in the EU

Authors: Mpmm de Krom

Publication/Journal: Sociologia Ruralis

Keywords: culture, farmers, geography, livestock, society, sociology, welfare

2015

Labrador retrievers are more attracted to water than to social stimuli: A pilot study

Authors: S. B. Tavares, A. Magalhaes, L. de Sousa

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: animal welfare, arena test, behavior, behavioral sciences, breed differences, breed-specific need, dogs canis-familiaris, domestic dog, labrador retriever, motivation, preference, relative, selection, service, tests, traits, veterinary sciences, water, working dog

2015

Does the current regulation of assisted reproductive techniques in the UK safeguard animal welfare?

Authors: M. L. H. Campbell

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal (scientific procedures) act, animal welfare, animal welfare act, assisted reproduction, veterinary specialisation, veterinary surgeons act

2014

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