Differing animal welfare conceptions and what they mean for the future of zoos and aquariums, insights from an animal welfare audit

Authors: Jake S Veasey

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, audit

2022

Environmental Enrichment Factors Associated with the Activity Level of Bottlenose Dolphins under Professional Care

Authors: Lisa K Lauderdale, Kenneth Alex Shorter, Ding Zhang, Joaquin Gabaldon, Jill D Mellen, Douglas A Granger, Michael T Walsh, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, environmental enrichment, overall dynamic body acceleration, variable enrichment, zoo

2022

Using faecal glucocorticoid metabolite analyses to elucidate stressors of African wild dogs Lycaon pictus from South Africa

Authors: Bruce Crossey, Christian Chimimba, Cole du Plessis, Grant Hall, Andre Ganswindt

Publication/Journal: Wildlife Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, body condition scoring, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite monitoring, managed metapopulation, stress, wildlife management

2020

Boldness at the nest predicts foraging and diving behaviour of female but not male African penguins

Authors: Gwendoline Traisnel, Lorien Pichegru

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: at-sea behaviour, breeding success, chick growth, endangered species, personality types, resource acquisition

2019

The effect of environmental provisioning on stress levels in captive green anole (Anolis carolinensis)

Authors: G. Borgmans, R. Palme, A. Sannen, H. Vervaecke, R. Van Damme

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, captivity, environmental provisioning, green anole, reptiles, stress

2018

Effects of experimental chronic traffic noise exposure on adult and nestling corticosterone levels, and nestling body condition in a free-living bird

Authors: Allison S. Injaian, Conor C. Taff, Kira L. Pearson, Michelle M. Y. Gin, Gail L. Patricelli, Maren N. Vitousek

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: anthropogenic noise, chronic stress, feeding rate, insect bolus, nestling body condition, tree swallow

2018

“Hay-bags” and “Slow feeders”: Testing their impact on horse behaviour and welfare

Authors: C. Rochais, S. Henry, M. Hausberger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: feeding behaviour, hay-bags, horses, human-horse relationship, slow feeders, welfare

2018

EFFECTS OF “SWIM WITH THE TURTLES” TOURIST ATTRACTIONS ON GREEN SEA TURTLE (CHELONIA MYDAS) HEALTH IN BARBADOS, WEST INDIES

Authors: K. Stewart, T. Norton, H. Mohammed, D. Browne, K. Clements, K. Thomas, T. Yaw, J. Horrocks

Publication/Journal: Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Keywords: animal welfare, barbados, biochemistry, birds, blood values, caretta caretta, chelonia mydas, green sea, growth-rates, health, hematology, immunoglobulins, marine turtles, plasma, population, reptiles, southern bahamas, turtle, veterinary sciences

2016

Sex-specific food provisioning patterns by parents in the asynchronously hatching European hoopoe

Authors: Sophie Ryser, Nicolas Guillod, Claire Bottini, Raphaël Arlettaz, Alain Jacot

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: brood reduction, hatching asynchrony, hoopoe, prey size, sex-specific feeding pattern

2016

Variable postpartum responsiveness among humans and other primates with “cooperative breeding”: A comparative and evolutionary perspective

Authors: Sarah B. Hrdy

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: abandonment, allomaternal care, alloparental provisioning in primates, cooperative breeding, infanticide, postpartum responsiveness, social support

2016