Challenges of Zoo Animal Welfare
Publication/Journal: Wild Mammals in Captivity: Principles and Techniques for Zoo Management
Keywords: animal welfare, environment, stress, welfare indicators, zoo animals
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2010
Allostatic Load Indices With Cholesterol and Triglycerides Predict Disease and Mortality Risk in Zoo-Housed Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Publication/Journal: Biomarker Insights
Keywords: animal welfare, cardiac disease, chronic conditions, lipid markers, nonhuman primates
2020
Analysis of stereotypic behaviour and enhanced management in captive Northern Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis housed at Zoological Garden Alipore, Kolkata
Publication/Journal: Journal of Threatened Taxa
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural abnormalities, enrichment, giraffe, stereotypy
2020
Assessing the Preference of Rabbit Does to Social Contact or Seclusion: Results of Different Investigations
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: group housing, motivational cage, preference test, rabbit does, social contact
2020
Assessment of living conditions in wild boars by analysis of oxidative stress markers
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: cortisol, free-range breeding, oxidative stress markers, wild boar, wildlife welfare
2020
Beyond Glucocorticoids: Integrating Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) into Animal Welfare Research
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate, dhea, glucocorticoids, ratio
2020
Body Contacts and Social Interactions in Captive Odontocetes Are Influenced by the Context: An Implication for Welfare Assessment
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: agonistic interaction, bottlenose dolphin, emotional state, finless porpoise, pectoral fin contact, socio-sexual interaction
2020
Capture Myopathy and Stress Cardiomyopathy in a Live-Stranded Risso’s Dolphin (Grampus griseus) in Rehabilitation
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal conservation, animal welfare, biochemistry, cetaceans, histopathology, immunohistochemistry
2020
Challenges and Directions in Zoo and Aquarium Food Presentation Research: A Review
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: chopped food, desiccation, microbiology, minimally processed food, nutrient composition, zoo animal behavior, zoo nutrition
2020
Chimpanzee immigration: Complex social strategies differ between zoo-based and wild animals
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: demonic females, immigration, integration, inter-group, policing, social relationship
2020