Changes in Environment and Management Practices Improve Foot Health in Zoo-Housed Flamingos
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: bumblefoot, enclosure design, pododermatitis, welfare, zoo enclosure
2023
Non-invasive assessment of fecal glucocorticoid and androgen metabolites in the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: acth challenge, cortisol, enzyme immunoassay (eia), Fecal steroid hormone metabolites, Pygmy hippo, testosterone
2023
Using ecosystem health and welfare assessments to determine impacts of wild collection for public aquariums
Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE
Keywords:
2023
Effects of browsing enrichment associated with the temperature–humidity index and landscaping trees in giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, climate, environmental enrichment, oral stereotypy, zoo
2022
Identification of koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal cortisol metabolites using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and enzyme immunoassays
Publication/Journal: Metabolites
Keywords: faecal glucocorticoid metabolites, hplc, koala, LC-MS, non-invasive, phascolarctos cinereus, stress
2021
Caring for the horse in a cold climate—Reviewing principles for thermoregulation and horse preferences
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, blanket, equine, temperature, thermal comfort, welfare
2020
Monitoring glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations as a proxy of environmental stress across important life-history stages in captive african penguins
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: adrenalcortical, African penguins, captive, glucocorticoids, non-invasive
2020
Thermoregulation in Malayan sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) and its consequences for in situ conservation
Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology
Keywords: climate change, helarctos malayanus, infrared thermography, malayan sun bear, thermoneutral zone, thermoregulation
2020
Annual fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in pregnant and pseudopregnant polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in North American zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: cortisol, eia, polar bear, pregnancy test, seasonality, stress
2018
Which Wild Aardvarks Are Most Suitable for Outdoor Enclosures in Zoological Gardens in the European Union?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, climate, movement activity, orycteropus afer, temperature
2018