Mapping Shade Availability and Use in Zoo Environments: A Tool for Evaluating Thermal Comfort

Authors: Jason D Wark, Natasha K Wierzal, Katherine A Cronin

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behavior monitoring, behavioral thermoregulation, shade, Sichuan takin, temperature, zoo, ZooMonitor

2020

Behavioral repertoire assessment of Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris) with focus on thermoregulatory behavior

Authors: Judith A. Stryker, Jim L. Atkinson, Robert D. Brown, David Barney, J. Andy B. Robinson, Jay Duncan, Esther J. Finegan

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Biometeorology

Keywords: infrared thermography, microclimatic landscape design, panthera tigris, thermal comfort, thermoregulatory behavior

2019

Effects of a light-colored cotton rug use on horse thermoregulation and behavior indicators of stress

Authors: Barbara Padalino, Jaymie Loy, Lesley Hawson, Hayley Randle

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: cotton rug, equine, thermal stress, thermoregulation, welfare

2019

Lizards perceived abiotic and biotic stressors independently when competing for shade in terrestrial mesocosms

Authors: Travis W. Rusch, Michael W. Sears, Michael J. Angilletta

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggression, corticosterone, movement, resources, testosterone, thermal stress, thermoregulation

2018

Assessing cow-calf welfare. Part 1: Benchmarking beef cow health and behavior, handling; and management, facilities, and producer perspectives

Authors: G. E. Simon, B. R. Hoar, C. B. Tucker

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: beef cattle, calf, cow, welfare

2016

Farmer and Public Attitudes Toward Lamb Finishing Systems

Authors: Grahame Coleman, Ellen Jongman, L. Greenfield, Paul Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, lambs, livestock management

2016

Impacts of shade on physiological and behavioural pattern of Dehong buffalo calves under high temperature

Authors: Zhaobing Gu, Shuli Yang, Jing Leng, Shaohong Xu, Shoukun Tang, Chuanbin Liu, Yajun Gao, Huaming Mao

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, cooling effects, dehong buffalo calves, shade

2016

Thermoregulatory response in hair sheep and shorn wool sheep

Authors: C. G. Titto, C. J. Verissimo, A. M. F. Pereira, A. D. Geraldo, L. M. Katiki, E. A. L. Titto

Publication/Journal: Small Ruminant Research

Keywords: adaptability, heat challenge, thermotolerance index

2016

Tree cover and injurious feather-pecking in commercial flocks of free-range laying hens: a follow up

Authors: A. Bright, R. Gill, T. H. Willings

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, free range, injurious feather-pecking, laying hens, plumage damage, tree cover

2016

Behavioral thermoregulation in a group of zoo-housed colobus monkeys (Colobus guereza)

Authors: Jason D. Wark, Christopher W. Kuhar, Kristen E. Lukas

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: colobus, concrete, shade use, thermoregulation, zoo

2014