Beyond Glucocorticoids: Integrating Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) into Animal Welfare Research

Authors: Jessica C Whitham, Jocelyn L Bryant, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate, dhea, glucocorticoids, ratio

2020

Comparison of the Glucocorticoid Concentrations between Three Species of Lemuridae Kept in a Temporary Housing Facility

Authors: Martina Volfova, Zuzana Machovcova, Eva Voslarova, Iveta Bedanova, Vladimir Vecerek

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: enzyme immunoassay, faecal analysis, glucocorticoid metabolites, non-invasive, zoo

2020

Diagnosis of hypothermia in the European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, using infrared thermography

Authors: Kathryn E South, Kelly Haynes, Angus C Jackson

Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology

Keywords: hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus, hypothermia, infrared thermography, non-invasive technology, rehabilitation

2020

Evaluating the Reliability of Non-Specialist Observers in the Behavioural Assessment of Semi-Captive Asian Elephant Welfare

Authors: Jonathan L. Webb, Jennie A. H. Crawley, Martin W. Seltmann, Oceane Liehrmann, Nicola Hemmings, U. Kyaw Nyein, Htoo Htoo Aung, Win Htut, Virpi Lummaa, Mirkka Lahdenpera

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural assessment, ethogram, observational study, reliability, stress

2020

Faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a measure of adrenocortical activity in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Authors: Anna Hein, Rupert Palme, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Benno Woelfing, Alex D Greenwood, Thea Bechshoft, Ursula Siebert

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: adrenocortical activity, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite monitoring, polar bear, stress

2020

Fecal stress, nutrition and reproductive hormones for monitoring environmental impacts on tigers (Panthera tigris)

Authors: Samrat Mondol, Rebecca K Booth, Samuel K %J Conservation Physiology Wasser

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: adrenal, conservation physiology, stress-nutrition interplay, thyroid and reproductive hormones assay validation, tigers

2020

Hens with benefits: Can environmental enrichment make chickens more resilient to stress?

Authors: Misha Ross, Quinn Rausch, Brittany Vandenberg, Georgia Mason

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: chickens, environmental enrichment, stress, welfare

2020

Measurement of Fecal Testosterone Metabolites in Mice: Replacement of Invasive Techniques

Authors: Kerstin E. Auer, Marius Kußmaul, Erich Möstl, Katharina Hohlbaum, Thomas Rülicke, Rupert Palme

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: androgens, feces, mice, non-invasive, testosterone

2020

Monitoring glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations as a proxy of environmental stress across important life-history stages in captive african penguins

Authors: J Scheun, J Gulson, A Ganswindt

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: adrenalcortical, African penguins, captive, glucocorticoids, non-invasive

2020

Music for Monkeys: Building Methods to Design with White-Faced Sakis for Animal-Driven Audio Enrichment Devices

Authors: Roosa Piitulainen, Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal technology, animal-computer-interaction, audio enrichment, white-faced saki

2020