Effects of personality and rearing-history on the welfare of captive Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica)
Publication/Journal: PeerJ
Keywords: asiatic lion, captivity, personality, rearing, welfare
2020
Faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a measure of adrenocortical activity in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)
Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology
Keywords: adrenocortical activity, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite monitoring, polar bear, stress
2020
Monitoring glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations as a proxy of environmental stress across important life-history stages in captive african penguins
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: adrenalcortical, African penguins, captive, glucocorticoids, non-invasive
2020
A Standardized Protocol for Preference Testing to Assess Fish Welfare
Publication/Journal: Journal of Visualized Experiments: JoVE
Keywords: fish welfare, habitat preference, preference test
2020
A Ten-Stage Protocol for Assessing the Welfare of Individual Non-Captive Wild Animals: Free-Roaming Horses (Equus Ferus Caballus) as an Example
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: feral, Five Domains, free-roaming, horses, welfare assessment, wild, wildlife
2020
Total Eclipse of the Zoo: Animal Behavior during a Total Solar Eclipse
What is the evidence for the effectiveness of husbandry and management interventions for the conservation and welfare of captive animals? A systematic map protocol
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: captive, conservation, evidence, protocol, systematic map, systematic review, welfare, zoo
2020
Animal health and welfare state and technical efficiency of dairy farms: possible synergies
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, dairy cows, data envelopment analysis, malmquist index, on-farm assessment, welfare quality®
2019
Application of a welfare assessment tool (Shelter Quality Protocol) in 64 Italian long-term dogs’ shelters: welfare hazard analysis
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, assessment, domestic dog, hazard analysis, protocol, shelter
2019
Boldness at the nest predicts foraging and diving behaviour of female but not male African penguins
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: at-sea behaviour, breeding success, chick growth, endangered species, personality types, resource acquisition
2019