Characterization of Current Husbandry and Veterinary Care Practices of the Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) Using an Online Survey

Authors: Ashley J. Kirby, Julie A. Balko, Caroline E. C. Goertz, Gregory A. Lewbart

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Sciences

Keywords: anesthesia, octopus, sedation, veterinary

2023

Multi-sensor biologgers and innovative training allow data collection with high conservation and welfare value in zoos

Authors: Holly English, Luke Harvey, Rory Wilson, Richard Gunner, Mark Holton, Rosie Woodroffe, Luca Börger

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, biologging, captivity, daily diary, dead-reckoning, enrichment, space use, welfare

2023

Cumulative experience, age-class, sex and season affect the behavioural responses of European badgers (Meles meles) to handling and sedation

Authors: Q. Sun, C. Stevens, C. Newman, C. D. Buesching, D. W. Macdonald

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, badger, behavioural response, injection, restraint, sedation

2015

Hierarchy formation in newly mixed, group housed sows and management strategies aimed at reducing its impact

Authors: Emma C. Greenwood, Kate J. Plush, William H. E. J. van Wettere, Paul E. Hughes

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, gestation, group housing, hierarchy, mixing, sow

2014

The implications of husbandry training on zoo animal response rates

Authors: Samantha J. Ward, Vicky Melfi

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, personality, response rate, stockmanship, training

2013

An objective measure of reactive behaviour in horses

Authors: Glenys K. Noble, Kathryn L. Blackshaw, Ann Cowling, Patricia A. Harris, Martin N. Sillence

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, calmative, cortisol, equine, heart rate, reactivity

2013

Salivary cortisol concentrations and behavior in a population of healthy dogs hospitalized for elective procedures

Authors: Jessica P. Hekman, Alicia Z. Karas, Nancy A. Dreschel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: butorphanol, dexmedetomidine, dogs, hospitalization, salivary cortisol, stress

2012

Effectiveness of saliva collection and enzyme-immunoassay for the quantification of cortisol in socially housed baboons

Authors: Brandon L. Pearson, Peter G. Judge, DeeAnn M. Reeder

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: cortisol, hamadryas baboon, hpa axis, pole method, saliva assay

2008

Use of positive reinforcement conditioning to monitor pregnancy in an unanesthetized snow leopard (Uncia uncia) via transabdominal ultrasound

Authors: Jacqueline M. Broder, Annabell J. MacFadden, Lindsay M. Cosens, Diana S. Rosenstein, Tara M. Harrison

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: desensitization, fetal development, operant conditioning, pregnancy detection, primiparous

2008

Behavior, Appetite, and Urinary Cortisol Responses by Adult Female Pigtailed Macaques to Cage Size, Cage Level, Room Change, and Ketamine Sedation

Authors: Carolyn M. Crockett, Mika Shimoji, Douglas M. Bowden

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: animal welfare, animal welfare regulations, cage size, individual differences, ketamine, longtailed macaques, macaca fascicularis, macaca nemestrina, pigtailed macaques, psychological well-being, sedation, stress, temperament

2000

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