Evaluation of Targeted Injections of Ivermectin or Potassium Chloride for Euthanasia of Anesthetized Thorny Devil Stick Insects (Eurycantha calcarata)

Authors: Ashlyn C Heniff, Melinda A Gorges, Gregory A Lewbart, Julie A Balko

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: Eurycantha calcarata, euthanasia, insects, ivermectin, KCl, potassium chloride, thorny devil stick insect

2023

Assessment of Feeding Behavior of the Zoo-Housed Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) and Nutritional Values of Natural Prey

Authors: Valentín Zárate, Jesica R Mufari, Lucía G Abalos Luna, Daniel P Villarreal, Juan M Busso

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, diet, insectivorous, live feed, mymercophagidae, zenartha

2022

Does the location of enrichment material affect behavior and dirtiness in growing female pigs?

Authors: Antoni Dalmau, Bruno Areal, Silvana Machado, Joaquim Pallisera, Antonio Velarde

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: enrichment material, exploratory behavior, pigs, social behavior, wood

2019

The Ethics of Eliminating Harmful Species: The Case of the Tsetse Fly

Authors: Jeremy Bouyer, Neil H. Carter, Chelsea Batavia, Michael Paul Nelson

Publication/Journal: Bioscience

Keywords: ethics, Glossinidae, sleeping sickness, sterile insect technique, trypanosomosis, vector control

2019

Effects of experimental chronic traffic noise exposure on adult and nestling corticosterone levels, and nestling body condition in a free-living bird

Authors: Allison S. Injaian, Conor C. Taff, Kira L. Pearson, Michelle M. Y. Gin, Gail L. Patricelli, Maren N. Vitousek

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: anthropogenic noise, chronic stress, feeding rate, insect bolus, nestling body condition, tree swallow

2018

Improved capture of stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae) by placement of knight stick sticky fly traps protected by electric fence inside animal exhibit yards at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park

Authors: Jerome A. Hogsette, Gregory A. Ose

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: biting fly, fly management, pesticide-free trap, solar power, stomoxys calcitrans

2017

Is behavioural enrichment always a success? Comparing food presentation strategies in an insectivorous lizard (Plica plica)

Authors: Inez Sukuna Januszczak, Zoe Bryant, Benjamin Tapley, Iri Gill, Luke Harding, Christopher John Michaels

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity, behaviour, enrichment, lizards, plica plica, reptiles

2016

Personality matters: Consistency of inter-individual variation in shyness-boldness across non-breeding and pre-breeding season despite a fall in general shyness levels in farmed American mink (Neovison vison)

Authors: Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Esther Kjær Needham, Ann-Sophie Wiese, Thorsten Johannes Skovbjerg Balsby, Torben Dabelsteen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: american mink, animal personality, breeding season, intra-individual variation, motivation, shyness-boldness

2016

Coupling salinity reduction to aquatic animal well-being and ecosystem representativeness at the Biodôme de Montréal

Authors: NR Le François, S Picq, A Savoie, JC Boussin, S Plante, E Wong, L Misserey, S Rojas, JP Genet

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: aquatic animal welfare, salinity

2015

The diet of free-roaming Australian Central Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps)

Authors: D. G. A. B. Oonincx, J. P. van Leeuwen, W. H. Hendriks, A. F. B. van der Poel

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: agamid, australia, lizard, stomach content

2015

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