Evaluation of the stress state based on fecal corticosterone metabolite concentrations in captive penguins in Japan

Authors: Megumi Itoh, Misato Kitahara, Nanako Sawayama, Naoya Matsumoto, Takahito Toyotome, Kazutaka Yamada

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Keywords: captive penguin, diseased individual, fecal corticosterone metabolite, hot season, molting period

2024

An examination of salivary cortisol concentrations and behaviour in three African elephants Loxodonta africana at Zoo Atlanta

Authors: Angela Kelling, Rebecca Snyder, Christoper Ward, Mollie Bloomsmith, Mark Laudenslager, Terry Maple

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: captive elephant, non-invasive, stereotypic behaviour, welfare

2024

A frog in hot water: the effect of temperature elevation on the adrenal stress response of an African amphibian

Authors: Juan Scheun, Leanne Venter, Andre Ganswindt

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: bullfrog, Mucous, non-invasive, stress response, Thermal stressor, weight loss

2024

Hormonal changes in northern white-cheeked gibbons (Nomascus leucogenys) after the death of a group member

Authors: Emilee N. Hart, Rupert Palme, Nava Greenblatt, Rafaela S. C. Takeshita

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: death, DHEAS, gibbons, glucocorticoids, group structure, stress

2024

In Absentia—Can a Lack of Behaviour Be a Useful Welfare Indicator? An Application to the Captive Management of Livingstone’s Fruit Bats, Pteropus livingstonii

Authors: Morgan J. Edwards, Charlotte A. Hosie, Laura Naidenov, Eluned Price, Tessa E. Smith, Dominic Wormell, Christina R. Stanley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behavioural indicator, chiroptera, hurdle models, individual welfare, obesity

2024

Measuring heart rate in captive chimpanzees without anesthesia

Authors: Satoshi Hirata, Etsuko Nogami, Toshifumi Udono

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: chimpanzees, heart rate measurements

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

Utilizing vocalizations to gain insight into the affective states of non-human mammals

Authors: Whitham,Jessica C., Miller,Lance J.

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: affective state, animal welfare, bioacoustics, emotion, vocalization

2024

Validating a Non-Invasive Method for Assessing Cortisol Concentrations in Scraped Epidermal Skin from Common Bottlenose Dolphins and Belugas

Authors: Clara Agustí, Xavier Manteca, Daniel García-Párraga, Oriol Tallo-Parra

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: cetacean, conservation biology, cortisol, keratin, skin, steroid hormones, stratum corneum, stress

2024

Analytical Validation and Assessment of Baseline Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Human Care

Authors: Amy Y. Olsen, Angela Smith, Caroline Hempstead, Shawn E. Larson

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: corticosterone, cortisol, endocrinology, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, hormones, marine mammal, stress

2023