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
Effects of social stress on the welfare of captive male Alpine musk deer: Stereotypic behavior, fecal cortisol, and musk secretion
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), ex situ conservation, fecal cortisol, small ruminant welfare, stereotypic behavior
2023
The Impacts of Evening Events in Zoos: A Christmas Event at Knowsley Safari
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal behaviour, Christmas lights, evidence-based management, ungulates, zoo animal welfare
2023
Welfare and Clinical Assessment on Physical Captures Followed by Anesthesia in Apennine Chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: acepromazine, blood gas analysis, capture, chemical immobilization, conservation, medetomidine-ketamine, physical capture, Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata, stress
2023
Assessment of Feeding Behavior of the Zoo-Housed Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) and Nutritional Values of Natural Prey
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, diet, insectivorous, live feed, mymercophagidae, zenartha
2022
Baseline Behavioral Data and Behavioral Correlates of Disturbance for the Lake Oku Clawed Frog (Xenopus longipes)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: amphibian, behavior, welfare, zoo research
2022
Does Handling for Public Talks in Zoos Affect the Behaviour of Captive Mexican Red-Kneed Spiders Brachypelma hamorii?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: activity, enclosure use, handling, invertebrate, spiders, welfare
2022
Does the Absence of Zoo Visitors during the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact Gorilla Behavior?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: behavior, COVID-19, gorilla, pandemic, research, visitors, zoo
2022
The effects of allogrooming and social network position on behavioural indicators of stress in female lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus)
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: allogrooming, indirect connections, social network analysis, stress, welfare
2022
Enriching Zoo-Housed Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta): Assessing the Influence of Three Types of Environmental Enrichment on Behavior
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral management, enrichment, L. catta, zoo
2022