Quantifying Acute Behavioral Reactions of Bali Mynas (Leucopsar rothschildi) to Environmental and Progressively Challenging Enrichment

Authors: Eli Baskir, Alayna Parsons, Marija Elden, David M Powell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: cognitive, glean, interaction, neophobia, peck, pluck

2023

Comparison of Two Different Feather Sampling Methods to Measure Corticosterone in Wild Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) and Wild Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)

Authors: Marielu Voit, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Roswitha Merle, Lukas Reese, Mechthild Wiegard, Hermann Will, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Annaïs Carbajal, Manel Lopez-Bejar

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, comparative study, cut feathers, feather corticosterone, greater flamingo, less invasive, mallards, plucked feathers, refinement, sex comparison, wild birds

2021

Feather Corticosterone Measurements and Behavioral Observations in the Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) Living under Different Flight Restraint Conditions in German Zoos

Authors: Gudrun Haase, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Roswitha Merle, Mechthild Wiegard, Hermann Will, Lukas Reese, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Annais Carbajal, Manel Lopez-Bejar

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behavior, clipping feathers, deflighting, feather corticosterone, great white pelican, pinioning, zoo animal welfare

2021

Feather Corticosterone Measurements and Behavioral Observations in the Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) Living under Different Flight Restraint Conditions in German Zoos

Authors: Gudrun Haase, Mechthild Wiegard, Christa Thöne-Reineke, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Hermann Will, Roswitha Merle, Manel Lopez-Bejar, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Annais Carbajal

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behavior, clipping feathers, deflighting, feather corticosterone, great white pelican, pinioning, zoo animal welfare

2021

The development of fault bars in domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) increases with acute stressors and individual propensity: implications for animal welfare

Authors: A. Arrazola, S. Torrey

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, feather growth, gallus gallus domesticus, psychological stress, stress response, welfare indicator

2019

Avian gametologs as molecular tags for sex identification in birds of prey of Iran

Authors: Reza Valadan, Foroogh Nejatollahi, Hoda Ehsani-nori, Hassan Habibi, Hamid Amini, Mansour Aliabadian

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: birds of prey, chd1, feather, sex identification

2017

Fourteen tail feathers: An autosomal recessive trait in california condors (Gymnogyps californianus)

Authors: Devon Lang Pryor, Katherine Ralls

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: california condors, founder effect, gymnogyps californianus, recessive alleles, tail feather

2017

Self-Rehabilitation of a Captive American Crow at Binghamton Zoo

Authors: Clara Davie, Anne B. Clark

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: self-rehabilitation, zoo

2017

Behavioral changes and feathering score in heat stressed broiler chickens fed diets containing different levels of propolis

Authors: Usama Taha Mahmoud, Mootaz Ahmed Mohamed Abdel-Rahman, Madeha Hosni Ahmed Darwish, Todd Jay Applegate, Heng-wei Cheng

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, broiler, feather, heat stress, panting, propolis

2015

Hair plucking in captive bonobos (Pan paniscus)

Authors: Colin M. Brand, Linda F. Marchant

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bonobo, hair plucking, pan paniscus, undesirable behavior, well-being

2015

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