Assessment of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and physiological biomarkers in aquarium-based bottlenose dolphins and killer whales

Authors: Leila S. Lemos, Estela Manfrin da Silva, Karen J. Steinman, Todd R. Robeck, Natalia Quinete

Publication/Journal: Chemosphere

Keywords: aldosterone, corticosterone, cortisol, Hydrogen peroxide, Lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress

2024

Effects of different rooting materials on behaviour and welfare of finishing pigs

Authors: Ellen Marie Rosvold, Marko Ocepek, Inger Lise Andersen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, environmental enrichment, finishing pigs, rooting material, welfare

2024

Effects of Failure on California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Gameplay Strategies and Interest in a Cognitive Task: Implications for Cognitive Enrichment in Pinnipeds

Authors: Danielle L Roberts, Holli C Eskelinen, Kelley A Winship, Amber M Ramos, Mark J Xitco

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: *animal cognition, california sea lion, cognitive enrichment, marine mammal welfare, technological enrichment

2023

Environmental enrichment in ruminants and equines: Introduction

Authors: Raphaëlle Botreau, Clémence Lesimple, Valentin Brunet, Isabelle Veissier

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2023

Facility Design for Ageing Wild Animals

Authors: Jon C. Coe

Publication/Journal: Optimal Wellbeing of Ageing Wild Animals in Human Care

Keywords: aging, disabled, facility design, geriatric, habitat design, personalization, welfare, wellbeing

2023

Koalas showed limited behavioural response and no physiological response to drones

Authors: Diane Colombelli-Négrel, Imogen Z. Sach, Ian Hough, Jarrod C. Hodgson, Christopher B. Daniels, Sonia Kleindorfer

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: Heart rate monitor, physiology, Sensory disturbance, stress response, UAVs

2023

Predatory Responses and Feeding Behaviour of Three Elasmobranch Species in an Aquarium Setting

Authors: Sandra Costa, João Neves, Gonçalo Tirá, José Pedro Andrade

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: Carcharhinus melanopterus, feeding behaviour, predatory responses, Pteroplatytrygon violacea, Triaenodon obesus, Zoomarine aquarium

2023

Predatory Responses and Feeding Behaviour of Three Elasmobranch Species in an Aquarium Setting

Authors: Sandra Costa, João Neves, Gonçalo Tirá, José Pedro Andrade

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: Carcharhinus melanopterus, feeding behaviour, predatory responses, Pteroplatytrygon violacea, Triaenodon obesus, Zoomarine aquarium

2023

Qualitative behaviour assessment for zoo-housed polar bears (Ursus maritimus): Intra- and inter-day consistency and association to other indicators of welfare

Authors: Cecilie Ravn Skovlund, Marlene Katharina Kirchner, Barbara Contiero, Signe Ellegaard, Xavier Manteca, Mikkel Stelvig, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Björn Forkman

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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2023

Quantifying animals’ perception of environmental predictability using anticipatory behavior

Authors: A. A. Podturkin, B. L. Krebs, J. V. Watters

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biol

Keywords: appetitive behavior, pinniped, predictability, reliable cue, sea lion

2023

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