Effects of physiological changes and social life events on adrenal glucocorticoid activity in female zoo-housed Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Authors: Sharon S Glaeser, Katie L Edwards, Nadja Wielebnowski, Janine L Brown

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal sociality, cortisol, elephants, estrous cycle, euthanasia, phase determination, pregnancy, urine

2020

Evaluating the influence of conspecifics on a male giant anteater’s (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) pacing behavior

Authors: AE Eyer, LJ Miller

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, neighbors, pilosa, stereotypies, xenarthrans

2020

Influence of environmental enrichment on the behavioral variables of caged Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

Authors: Cristiane Tibério Checon, Derek A Rosenfield, Pedro Nacib Jorge-Neto, Cristiane Schilbach Pizzutto

Publication/Journal: Ornithology Research

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, hyacinth macaw

2020

Large brains in small tanks: intelligence and social complexity as an ethical issue for captive dolphins and whales

Authors: Lori Marino

Publication/Journal: Neuroethics and Nonhuman Animals

Keywords: captivity, cetacean, health, sanctuary, stress, well-being

2020

The nocturnal activity of a commonly housed rodent: How African pygmy dormice (Graphiurus murinus) respond to an enriched environment

Authors: Geminni PSA Lang, Paul E Rose, Steve M Nash, Lisa M Riley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral repertoires, Graphiurus murinus, nest box, space use, welfare

2020

Shedding light into the dark: age and light shape nocturnal activity and sleep behaviour of giraffe

Authors: Anna Lena Burger, Johannes Hartig, Paul W Dierkes

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: giraffe, linear mixed models, nocturnal activity budget, rest-activity cycle

2020

Welfare Assessment for Captive Anseriformes: A Guide for Practitioners and Animal Keepers

Authors: Paul Rose, Michelle O’Brien

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, aviculture, husbandry evidence, waterfowl, welfare assessment, wildfowl, zoo

2020

Assessment of contrafreeloading preferences in giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Authors: J. Sasson-Yenor, D. M. Powell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: enrichment, foraging behavior, giraffe, welfare

2019

Behavioral and physiological measures in dairy goats with and without small ruminant lentivirus infection

Authors: Aleksandra Górecka-Bruzda, Daria Reczyńska, Ewa Jastrzębska, Katarzyna Barłowska, Emilia Bagnicka

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavior, dairy goat, health, heart rate, SRLV, welfare

2019