A 30 Year (1991–2020) Retrospective mortality review of Giraffids spp. and Okapia johnstoni in managed care

Authors: Rachael Figueroa, Liza Dadone, Taylor Locklear, Matthew Johnston

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Keywords: animals, communicable diseases, giraffes, managed care programs, noncommunicable diseases, okapi, retrospective studies, ruminant, veterinary

2024

A Conceptual Model for Understanding Types of Visitor Effects and Suggestions for Improving Visitor Effects Research

Authors: Ashley N Edes, David M Powell

Publication/Journal: Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos: Integrating Science and Practice

Keywords: animal behavior, animal visitor interaction (AVI), emotional arousal, five domains model, visitor effects

2024

Development of a novel primate welfare assessment tool for research macaques

Authors: Emilie A. Paterson, Carly I. O’Malley, Dawn M. Abney, William J. Archibald, Patricia V. Turner

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: 3rs, animal behaviour, animal welfare, behaviour management programmes, refinement, welfare assessment

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

An enclosure quality ranking framework for terrestrial animals in captivity

Authors: Alison M. Flanagan, Bryce Masuda, Koa Grabar, Lisa P. Barrett, Ronald R. Swaisgood

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: captivity, environment, evidence-based conservation, framework, welfare, 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

Evidence-based zoo animal welfare assessment: Putting science into practice

Authors: Marina Salas, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Xavier Manteca

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, physiology, validation, welfare indicators, zoo animal welfare

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

Glucocorticoids and behavior in non-human primates: A meta-analytic approach to unveil potential coping mechanisms

Authors: Roberto Fiorini-Torrico, Kristel Myriam De Vleeschouwer, Lisieux Fuzessy, Leonardo de Carvalho Oliveira

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: behavior, captive, coping, Correlations, cortisol, meta-analysis, non-human primates, Stress alleviation, stress response, wild

2024

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