A 30 Year (1991–2020) Retrospective mortality review of Giraffids spp. and Okapia johnstoni in managed care

Authors: Rachael Figueroa, Liza Dadone, Taylor Locklear, Matthew Johnston

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Keywords: animals, communicable diseases, giraffes, managed care programs, noncommunicable diseases, okapi, retrospective studies, ruminant, veterinary

2024

Access to Multiple Habitats Improves Welfare: A Case Study of Two Zoo-Housed Black Bears (Ursus americanus)

Authors: Kelly Bruno, Cassidy Hubbard, Emily Lynch

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: american black bear, animal welfare, carnivore, choice and control, environmental enrichment, zoo

2023

Modification of Domestic Animal Lameness Scales for Use in Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus)

Authors: Mandala Hunter-Ishikawa, Jamie Y. Nakatani, David S. Miller

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: asiatic black bear, bear lameness scale, lameness assessment, locomotion, Ursus spp., Ursus thibetanus, welfare assessment

2023

Nutritional effect of feeding enrichment using bamboo Pleioblastus spp. in zoo-kept Asian elephants Elephas maximus

Authors: Yuma Tsuchiya, Masato Yayota, Yukari Kashima, Yukihiro Shiota

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords:

2023

Precursors and aftermath of severe targeted aggression in captive cotton-top tamarins

Authors: Gabriele Schino, Carla Cherubini, Benedetta Pellegrini Quarantotti, Massimiliano Di Giovanni

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords:

2023

Welfare assessment of slow loris (Nycticebus spp.) at an Indonesian primate rehabilitation center: Development and validation of body condition score

Authors: Yumni K. Ghassani, Puji Rianti, Nur P. Priambada, Imam Arifin, Indri Saptorini, Wendi Prameswari, Huda S. Darusman

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: bcs, body circumference, body weight, nocturnal primate

2023

Assessment of Indoor Air Quality for Group-Housed Macaques (Macaca spp.)

Authors: Annemiek Maaskant, Isabel Janssen, Inge M Wouters, Frank JCM van Eerdenburg, Edmond J Remarque, Jan AM Langermans, Jaco Bakker

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: air quality, airborne fungi, ammonia, dust, endotoxin, humidity, non-human primate, ventilation rate

2022

Do zoo animals use off‐exhibit areas to avoid noise? A case study exploring the influence of sound on the behavior, physiology, and space use of two pied tamarins (Saguinus bicolor)

Authors: Jason D Wark, Mandi W Schook, Patricia M Dennis, Kristen E Lukas

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: animal welfare, noise, tamarins, zoo

2022

The Effect of Substrate on Water Quality in Ornamental Fish Tanks

Authors: Myriam Vanderzwalmen, Daniel Sánchez Lacalle, Priyadarshini Tamilselvan, Jason McNeill, Dorine Delieuvin, Khadidja Behlouli, Andrew Hursthouse, Iain McLellan, Mhairi E Alexander, Fiona L Henriquez

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: environmental enrichment, gravel substrate, home aquaria, ornamental fishes, sand substrate, substrate enrichment

2022

Forest access restores foraging and ranging behavior in captive sifakas

Authors: Lydia K Greene, Jean‐Basile Andriambeloson, Marina B Blanco, Erin E Ehmke

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, foraging, lemur

2022