Cognitive Foraging Enrichment (but Not Non-Cognitive Enrichment) Improved Several Longer-Term Welfare Indicators in Bottlenose Dolphins
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behaviour, bottlenose dolphins, cognitive enrichment, environmental enrichment, zoo animal welfare
2023
What is the role of the studbook in zoo and aquarium research?
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: breeding program, eep, ISB, species survival plan, sustainability
2023
Caretaker attitudes and animal training are associated with alpaca behaviour towards humans—An online survey
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: attitudes, behaviour, behavioural problems, ease of handling, human-animal interactions, new world camelids
2021
Development of an evidence-based welfare approach for cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) under human care
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, cheetah, hair cortisol, human care, zoo
2021
Aquarium cichlid fish Tropheus Moorii flexibly adjust hierarchy when tank fish species composition changes: A pilot study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: dyadic aggression, fish composition management, hierarchical adjustment, socio-environmental perturbation, winner-loser matrix
2020
Concepts, applications, uses and evaluation of environmental enrichment
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: barriers to enrichment, food-based bias, keeper opinions, taxonomic bias, workshop
2020
Human–Animal Interactions in Zoos: What Can Compassionate Conservation, Conservation Welfare and Duty of Care Tell Us about the Ethics of Interacting, and Avoiding Unintended Consequences?
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal ethics, animal–visitor interactions, compassionate conservation, conservation welfare, duty of care, human-animal interactions, zoo animals
2020
The role of heart rate monitoring to assess workload during maintenance interval training in National Hunt racehorses
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: equine, fitness, heart rate, horseracing, training, welfare
2019
Playful pigs: Evidence of consistency and change in play depending on litter and developmental stage
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: growth, litter differences, piglet, play, weaning
2018
Effects of environmental enrichment on decision-making behavior in pigs
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, barren environment, decision-making, enriched environment, hair cortisol, salivary cortisol, stress
2017