Using individual-specific conditioning to reduce stereotypic behaviours: A study on smooth dogfish Mustelus canis in captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal welfare, elasmobranchs
2021
Welfare Improvement by Enrichment Programs in Common Marmoset Females Under Social Isolation
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: callithrix jacchus, cortisol, food enrichment, structural enrichment, welfare
2021
The stress of being alone: Removal from the colony, but not social subordination, increases fecal cortisol metabolite levels in eusocial naked mole-rats
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: enzyme immunoassay, eusocial, fecal cortisol metabolites, isolation stress, naked mole-rat, social rank, social status, social stress
2020
Behavioral patterns of laboratory Mongolian gerbils by sex and housing condition: a case study with an emphasis on sleeping patterns
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: behavioral patterns, captivity, case study, housing conditions, mongolian gerbil, sleep, social isolation, water consumption
2019
Do Social Factors Related to Allostatic Load Affect Stereotypy Susceptibility? Management Implications for Captive Social Animals
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: allostatic load, animal welfare, capuchin monkeys, pacing, social animals, stereotypy
2019
Behavioral and cortisol responses of adult marmoset monkeys (Callithrix penicillata) to different home-cage social disruption intervals
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behavior, cortisol, familiar environment, marmoset, social separation, stress
2018
Contact with cows during the young age increases social competence and lowers the cardiac stress reaction in dairy calves
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: alternative calf rearing, confrontation, dairy calves, dam rearing, isolation, stress reactivity
2017
Does positive reinforcement training affect the behaviour and welfare of zoo animals? The case of the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal well-being, captive primate behaviour, lemur catta, training programme
2017
Impact of prenatal stress and environmental enrichment prior to weaning on activity and social behaviour of piglets (Sus scrofa)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: comfort, emotional reactivity, exploration, housing enrichment, prenatal stress, social behaviour
2017
The impact of social context on behaviour and the recovery from welfare challenges in zebrafish, Danio rerio
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: fish welfare, recovery, social enrichment, stress
2017