Reference intervals and values for fecal cortisol, aldosterone, and the ratio of cortisol to dehydroepiandrosterone metabolites in four species of cetaceans
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: aldosterone, animal welfare, beluga whales, cortisol, dolphins, hormone bioassays, hormones, metabolites
2021
Monitoring great ape heart health through innovative electrocardiogram technology: Training methodologies and welfare implications
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: arrythmia, electrocardiogram, great ape, heart disease, welfare
2020
Crib biting and equine gastric ulceration syndrome: Do horses that display oral stereotypies have altered gastric anatomy and physiology?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: gastric ulceration, oral stereotypies, oxidative stress, stomach, stress
2019
Spatial considerations for captive snakes
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: captive, enclosure, husbandry, snake, space, stress
2019
An automated positioning system for monitoring chickens’ location: Accuracy and registration success in a free-range area
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: accuracy, outdoor, poultry, signal reception, ultra-wideband, vegetation
2018
Assessment of stun quality after gunshot used on cattle: a pilot study on effects of diverse ammunition on physical signs displayed after the shot, brain tissue damage and brain haemorrhages
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, brain haemorrhage, cattle, gunshot, physical signs, stun quality
2017
A cage-based training, cognitive testing and enrichment system optimized for rhesus macaques in neuroscience research
Publication/Journal: Behavior Research Methods
Keywords: acquisition, animal, animal welfare, automated testing, baboons papio-papio, behavioral management, cognitive neuroscience, computerized test systems, cortex, environmental enrichment, experimental, housing, macaca-mulatta, mathematical, monkey, mt neurons, non-human primates, parietal, performance, psychology, receptive-field, representation
2017
Effects of captivity on house mice behaviour in a novel environment: Implications for conservation practices
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, captive breeding, captivity, phenotypic plasticity, reintroduction, transgenerational effects
2017
Comparison of animal welfare indices in dairy herds based on different sources of data
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: aggregation model, animal welfare, animal-based measures, dairy cattle, register data, resource-based measures
2016
Does mirror enrichment improve primate well-being?
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: abnormal behaviour, animal welfare, captivity, self-recognition, solitary, stress
2016