Effects of Failure on California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Gameplay Strategies and Interest in a Cognitive Task: Implications for Cognitive Enrichment in Pinnipeds

Authors: Danielle L Roberts, Holli C Eskelinen, Kelley A Winship, Amber M Ramos, Mark J Xitco

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: *animal cognition, california sea lion, cognitive enrichment, marine mammal welfare, technological enrichment

2023

Trainer Interaction Can Improve Welfare Outcomes of Toy Enrichment for Isolated Animals: A Case Study

Authors: Kelly Jaakkola, Sarah Brignac, Linda Erb, Emily Guarino, Abigail Haddock, Armando Rodriguez

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, environmental enrichment, human-animal interaction, training

2023

Aggressive behavior and stress response after oxytocin administration in male Norway rats selected for different attitudes to humans

Authors: Rimma Gulevich, Rimma Kozhemyakina, Svetlana Shikhevich, Maria Konoshenko, Yury Herbeck

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggressive, corticosterone, oxytocin, rats, selection, tame

2019

Effects of different levels of environmental enrichment on the sheltering behaviors, brain development and cortisol levels of black rockfish Sebastes schlegelii

Authors: Zonghang Zhang, Xuemei Zhang, Zhenlin Li, Xiumei Zhang

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, brain size, cortisol, environmental enrichment, fish, level

2019

The Elephant Welfare Initiative: a model for advancing evidence‐based zoo animal welfare monitoring, assessment and enhancement

Authors: C Meehan, B Greco, B Lynn, K Morfeld, G Vicino, D Orban, C Gorsuch, M Quick, L Ripple, K Fournier

Publication/Journal: International Zoo Yearbook

Keywords: behaviour, body condition, evidence-based animal care, stereotypic behaviour, welfare benchmarking, welfare epidemiology, welfare monitoring, welfare software, zoo animal welfare

2019

The importance of permits for effective population management

Authors: Nilda Ferrer, Lynn McDuffie

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: permitting, population management, regulatory agencies

2019

Stress response of farmed European abalone reveals rapid domestication process in absence of intentional selection

Authors: Sébastien Lachambre, Rob Day, Pierre Boudry, Sylvain Huchette, Antoine Rio-Cabello, Timothée Fustec, Sabine Roussel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abalone aquaculture, behavioural adaptation, domestication syndrome, farm stressors, immune response, responses to stress

2017

The willingness of conventional farmers to participate in animal welfare programmes: an empirical study in Germany

Authors: H. Heise, L. Theuvsen

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, attitudes, cluster analysis, factor analysis, farmers, germany

2017

Chronic corticosterone treatment enhances extinction-induced depression in aged rats

Authors: Joseph P. Huston, Mara Komorowski, Maria A. de Souza Silva, Valéria Lamounier-Zepter, Susanne Nikolaus, Claudia Mattern, Christian P. Müller, Bianca Topic

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: acth, chronic stress, corticosterone, depression model, despair, extinction, goal tracking

2016

Determinants of Individual Attitudes Toward Animal Welfare-Friendly Food Products

Authors: L. Cembalo, F. Caracciolo, A. Lombardi, T. Del Giudice, K. G. Grunert, G. Cicia

Publication/Journal: Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics

Keywords: & philosophy of science, agriculture, attributes, behavior, choice, confirmatory, consumer preferences, countries, environmental sciences, ethics, european cross-country study, factor analysis, fit indexes, history, livestock production, multidisciplinary, portrait value questionnaire, science, systems, values, willingness-to-pay

2016

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