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

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

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

A new approach of stress evaluation in fish using beta-D-Glucose measurement in fish holding-water

Authors: Tomas Makaras, Julija Razumiene, Vidute Gureviciene, Ieva Sakinyte, Milda Stankeviciute, Nijole Kazlauskiene

Publication/Journal: Ecological Indicators

Keywords: Complex metal mixture, Environmentally realistic concentrations, Glucose biosensor, O. mykiss juveniles, stress response, β-d-glucose in holding-water

2020

Drivers of stereotypic behaviour and physiological stress among captive jungle cat (Felis chaus Schreber, 1777) in India

Authors: Loganathan Marinath, Janice Vaz, Dileep Kumar, Krishnamoorthy Thiyagesan, Nagarajan Baskaran

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: animal welfare, biological and environmental factors, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite, small felid, stereotype

2019

Non-invasive measurement of glucocorticoids: Advances and problems

Authors: Rupert Palme

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: faecal cortisol/corticosterone metabolites, glucocorticoids, immunoassays, non-invasive, physiological/biological validation

2019

The recognition of canine pain behaviours, and potentially hazardous Catch-Neuter-Return practices by animal care professionals

Authors: H. J. Bacon, H. Walters, V. Vancia, N. Waran

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, canis familiaris, catch-neuter-return, dog, trap-neuter-return, welfare assessment

2019

Social behaviors modulate bottlenose dolphins’ (Tursiops truncatus) breathing rate

Authors: A. Serres, F. Delfour

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, breathing frequency, respiration rate, social behavior, social play, tursiops-truncatus, welfare

2019

Using Thermal Imaging to Monitor Body Temperature of Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in A Zoo Setting

Authors: Edward Narayan, Annabella Perakis, Will Meikle

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: body temperature, heat/cold stress, koalas, substrate, thermal imaging, thermoregulation, welfare, zoo

2019

Annual fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in pregnant and pseudopregnant polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in North American zoos

Authors: Jocelyn Bryant, Terri Roth

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: cortisol, eia, polar bear, pregnancy test, seasonality, stress

2018