Retrospective study of morbidity and mortality of captive African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) held within United Kingdom Zoological Institutions between 2000 and 2020
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Keywords: african wild dogs, animal mortality, morbidity
2023
A retrospective study on the prevalence of main clinical findings in brown bears (Ursus arctos) rescued from substandard husbandry conditions
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, brown bear, Clinical finding, health, keeping condition, pre-rescue bear origin
2023
Welfare impacts associated with using aversive geofencing devices on captive Asian elephants
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: activity budgets, animal behaviour, Electric shock collars, faecal cortisol, stress, virtual fencing
2023
Enclosure Use as a Measure of Behavioral Welfare in Zoo-Housed African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: african wild dogs, captive welfare, enclosure use, entropy, spatial distribution, zoos
2021
The provision of toys to pigs can improve the human-animal relationship
Publication/Journal: Porcine Health Management
Keywords: environmental enrichment, human-animal relationship, play behaviour, positive emotions, strange person test, tail movement
2020
Reported livestock guarding dog-wildlife interactions: Implications for conservation and animal welfare
Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation
Keywords: agriculture, carnivore, coexistence, conflict, human-wildlife, predator control
2020
Using faecal glucocorticoid metabolite analyses to elucidate stressors of African wild dogs Lycaon pictus from South Africa
Publication/Journal: Wildlife Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, body condition scoring, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite monitoring, managed metapopulation, stress, wildlife management
2020
Ability of the Public to Recognize Dogs Considered to Be Dangerous under the Dangerous Dogs Act in the United Kingdom
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: breed-specific legislation, dangerous dogs, dog breeds, pit bull terrier
2019
Animal welfare complementing or conflicting with other sustainability issues
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cows, domestic cats, emissions, greenhouse gases, placebo, road traffic accidents
2019
Application of a welfare assessment tool (Shelter Quality Protocol) in 64 Italian long-term dogs’ shelters: welfare hazard analysis
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, assessment, domestic dog, hazard analysis, protocol, shelter
2019