Effects of browsing enrichment associated with the temperature–humidity index and landscaping trees in giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)

Authors: Kota Okabe, Hiroki Fukuizumi, Ayumi Kawamura, Chihiro Kase, Katsuji Uetake

Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, climate, environmental enrichment, oral stereotypy, zoo

2022

24/7 behaviour and welfare of giraffes

Authors: Anke Vaesen, Sarah Depauw, Marina Salas, Hilde Vervaecke, Jeroen Stevens

Publication/Journal: BIAZA Research Symposium, Date: 2021/07/13-2021/07/14, Location: Online

Keywords: behavior, giraffes, nocturnal behavior, rumination, welfare

2021

Evaluating physiological and behavioural responses to social changes and construction in two zoo-housed female giraffes

Authors: Neeti Jain, Rachel Santymire, Jason Wark

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: construction, corticosterone, cortisol, eia, giraffe, stereotypy, stress

2021

Evaluating physiological and behavioural responses to social changes and construction in two zoo-housed female giraffes

Authors: Neeti Jain, Rachel Santymire, Jason Wark

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: construction, corticosterone, cortisol, eia, giraffe, stereotypy, stress

2021

Monitoring the welfare of giraffes in two Belgian zoos

Authors: Caroline Heylen, Sarah Depauw, Marina Salas, Hilde Vervaecke, Jeroen Stevens

Publication/Journal: BIAZA Research Symposium

Keywords: giraffes, interspecific aggression, oral stereotypies, positive welfare indicators, welfare

2021

Effects of a light-colored cotton rug use on horse thermoregulation and behavior indicators of stress

Authors: Barbara Padalino, Jaymie Loy, Lesley Hawson, Hayley Randle

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: cotton rug, equine, thermal stress, thermoregulation, welfare

2019

Zylkéne to load? The effects of alpha-casozepine on compliance and coping in horses during loading

Authors: Carrie Ijichi, Sophie Green, Keith Squibb, Aisling Carroll, Isobel Bannister

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: alpha-casozepine, heart rate variability, horse loading, infrared thermography, salivary cortisol, stress

2019

Behavioral and physiological reactions in dogs to a veterinary examination: Owner-dog interactions improve canine well-being

Authors: Erika Csoltova, Michaël Martineau, Alain Boissy, Caroline Gilbert

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavior, dogs, human-dog interactions, physiology, veterinary exam, well-being

2017

The effect of feeding enrichment in the milk-feeding stage on the cognition of dairy calves in a T-maze

Authors: Kelsey Horvath, Mariana Fernandez, Emily K. Miller-Cushon

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cognition, dairy calf, enrichment, learning, t-maze

2017

The flehmen response and pseudosuckling in a captive, juvenile Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis)

Authors: Heide D. Island, Julia Wengeler, Hannah Claussenius-Kalman

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: flehmen, olfaction, pheromone, sea otter, stereotypy

2017

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