Environmental enrichment techniques and tryptophan supplementation used to improve the quality of life and animal welfare of Nile tilapia
Publication/Journal: Aquaculture Reports
Keywords: aggressive behavior, animal behavior, oreochromis niloticus, preference, stereotypes
2020
Influence of vitamin E and carcass feeding supplementation on fecal glucocorticoid and androgen metabolites in male black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes)
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: androgen, black-footed ferret, carcass feeding, fecal glucocorticoid, vitamin e
2020
Dietary management, husbandry, and body weights of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) during successful pregnancies at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: calving, exercise, fertility, gestation, nutrition, obesity
2016
EFFECTS OF “SWIM WITH THE TURTLES” TOURIST ATTRACTIONS ON GREEN SEA TURTLE (CHELONIA MYDAS) HEALTH IN BARBADOS, WEST INDIES
Publication/Journal: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Keywords: animal welfare, barbados, biochemistry, birds, blood values, caretta caretta, chelonia mydas, green sea, growth-rates, health, hematology, immunoglobulins, marine turtles, plasma, population, reptiles, southern bahamas, turtle, veterinary sciences
2016
Increasing the dietary supply of carotenoids through forage supplementation: Effect on nitrogen and mineral retention in captive Golden pheasants (Chrysolophus pictus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: calcium and zinc utilization, chinese pheasants, crude protein, forage supplementation, zoo
2016
Minutes matter: brief hatching asynchrony adversely affects late-hatched hihi nestlings, but not life beyond the nest
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: brood hierarchies, carotenoids, hatching asynchrony, maternal effects, notiomystis cincta
2016
Testosterone has antidepressant-like efficacy and facilitates imipramine-induced neuroplasticity in male rats exposed to chronic unpredictable stress
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: androgens, antidepressant, chronic unpredictable stress, depression, hippocampus, neurogenesis, neuroplasticity, psa-ncam, testosterone
2016
Behavioral changes and feathering score in heat stressed broiler chickens fed diets containing different levels of propolis
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behavior, broiler, feather, heat stress, panting, propolis
2015
Effect of different management techniques to enhance colostrum intake on piglets’ growth and mortality
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, colostrum intake, colostrum supplementation, management routines, pig, sow
2015
Effect of feeding Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) root as prebiotic on nutrient utilization, fecal characteristics and serum metabolite profile of captive Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) fed a meat-on-bone diet
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: clinical chemistry, fecal characteristics, jerusalem artichoke, nutrient utilization, panthera pardus fusca, prebiotic
2015