A Comparative Multi-Zoo Survey Investigating the Housing and Husbandry of Callimico goeldii

Authors: Amanda Bartlett, James Edward Brereton, Marianne Sarah Freeman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: callitrichid, captive management, enclosure complexity, goeldi's monkey, welfare

2024

Dolphin-WET—Development of a Welfare Evaluation Tool for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care

Authors: Katrin Baumgartner, Tim Hüttner, Isabella L. K. Clegg, Manuel Garcia Hartmann, Daniel Garcia-Párraga, Xavier Manteca, Birgitta Mercera, Tania Monreal-Pawlowsky, Cristina Pilenga, Kerstin Ternes, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Ruta Vaicekauskaite, Lorenzo von Fersen, Lisa Yon, Fabienne Delfour

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: cetacean welfare, marine mammals, welfare evaluation, welfare indicator, zoo animals

2024

Environmental Enrichment in Rabbit Husbandry: Comparative Impacts on Performance and Welfare

Authors: Karim El-Sabrout, Anjum Sherasiya, Sohail Ahmad, Sarah Aggag, Eleonora Nannoni, Damiano Cavallini, Giovanni Buonaiuto

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behavior, environmental stress, housing enrichment, productive performance, rabbit, sensors, welfare

2024

The Ethics of Human–Animal Interactions at the Zoo

Authors: Bonnie M Perdue, Terry L Maple

Publication/Journal: CABI Books

Keywords: animal experiences, animal welfare, ethics, human-animal interactions, visitor experience

2024

Factors influencing the behaviour of common leopard (Panthera pardus) in captivity

Authors: Saurabh Vashisth, Dwijendra Nath Singh, Natasha Sethi, Randeep Singh

Publication/Journal: Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity

Keywords: activity pattern, enrichment, inactive, stereotypic, sustainability

2024

Global Overview of Environmental Enrichment Studies: What Has Been Done and Future Directions

Authors: Érica da Silva Bachetti, Layane Yamile Viol, Arleu Barbosa Viana-Junior, Robert John Young, Cristiano Schetini de Azevedo

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal management, animal welfare, animals under human care, captive environment

2024

Introducing the Mellorater—The Five Domains Model in a Welfare Monitoring App for Animal Guardians

Authors: Cristina L. Wilkins, Paul D. McGreevy, Suzanne M. Cosh, Cathrynne Henshall, Bidda Jones, Amy D. Lykins, William Billingsley

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal husbandry, end-of-life decisions, quality of life, welfare assessment

2024

Nutrition in captive penguins: What do we know about how can we make it better?

Authors: Bruna Maganhe

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal nutrition, energy requirements, feeding guidelines, polar habitat, spheniscidae

2024