Beyond the Five Freedoms: Animal Welfare at Modern Zoological Facilities
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare committee, animal welfare monitoring, animal welfare program, program framework, staff training
2023
Don’t use it? Don’t lose it! Why active use is not required for stimuli, resources or” enrichments” to have welfare value
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, zoo
2023
Quality-of-Life Assessments in Zoo Animals: Not Just for the Aged and Charismatic
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, assessment, decision-making, euthanasia, geriatric, quality of life, zoo animal
2023
A retrospective study on the prevalence of main clinical findings in brown bears (Ursus arctos) rescued from substandard husbandry conditions
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, brown bear, Clinical finding, health, keeping condition, pre-rescue bear origin
2023
Seasonal patterns of oxidative stress markers in captive Asian elephants in Thailand and relationships to elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus shedding
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords:
2023
Welfare Indices in Anurans under Human Care
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: anuran, welfare indices, well-being
2023
Impact of Broad-Spectrum Lighting on Recall Behaviour in a Pair of Captive Blue-Throated Macaws (Ara glaucogularis)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: artificial lighting, behaviour, husbandry, Pstiaccidae, T5 lamps, ultraviolet light, vision
2022
Non-Invasive Assessment of the Seasonal Stress Response to Veterinary Procedures and Transportation of Zoo-Housed Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behaviour, ex situ, faecal cortisol metabolites, pilosa, season, transport, veterinary check, wildlife
2022
Insights into Activity of Zoo Housed Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) during Periods of Limited Staff and Visitor Presence, a Focus on Resting Behaviour
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, evidence-based management, resting, sleep, social behavior
2021