Effects of different rooting materials on behaviour and welfare of finishing pigs

Authors: Ellen Marie Rosvold, Marko Ocepek, Inger Lise Andersen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, environmental enrichment, finishing pigs, rooting material, welfare

2024

Effects of nocturnal outdoor enclosure access on space use and sleep-related behaviour in captive giraffes

Authors: Miho Saito, Masayuki Matsunaga, Hiroki Fukuizumi, Masayuki Nakamichi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, housing management, lying down, modified SPI, recumbent posture

2024

Hibernating or not hibernating? Brown bears’ response to a mismatch between environmental natural cues and captive management, and its welfare implications

Authors: Paolo Dori, Isabella Anastasio, Elisabetta Macchi, Isabella Manenti, Maik Hones, Monica Carosi

Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE

Keywords: animal welfare, captive management, cues, environment, physiology

2024

Kibble diet is associated with higher faecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in zoo-managed red wolves (Canis rufus)

Authors: Morgan Bragg, Carly R Muletz-Wolz, Nucharin Songsasen, Elizabeth W Freeman

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: animal welfare, diet, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, Red wolf, zoo management

2024

Mitigating the Effects of Maternal Loss on Harbour Seal Pups in Captive Care

Authors: Susan C. Wilson, Rhiannon Alger

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: captive care, harbour seal, orphan pups, sensitive period, social interaction

2024

A preliminary global investigation into potential impacts on successful captive breeding for two species of Rhyticeros hornbill

Authors: Kees Groot, James E Brereton, Catherine E King, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding success, evidence‐based husbandry, Papuan hornbill, questionnaire, wreathed hornbill

2024

A scoping review of the use of bioacoustics to assess various components of farm animal welfare

Authors: Mathilde Coutant, Avelyne S. Villain, Elodie F. Briefer

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, bioacoustics, precision livestock farming, vocalization

2024

The voice of choice: A scoping review of choice-based animal welfare studies

Authors: Kelli Rust, Isabella Clegg, Eduardo J. Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, animal wellbeing, applied animal behaviour, captive environments, choice

2024

The Voice of Choice: A Scoping Review of Choice-Based Animal Welfare Studies

Authors: Kelli Rust, Isabella Clegg, Eduardo J. Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, animal wellbeing, applied animal behaviour, captive environments, choice

2024

Access to Multiple Habitats Improves Welfare: A Case Study of Two Zoo-Housed Black Bears (Ursus americanus)

Authors: Kelly Bruno, Cassidy Hubbard, Emily Lynch

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: american black bear, animal welfare, carnivore, choice and control, environmental enrichment, zoo

2023

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