Behavioral Diversity as a Potential Indicator of Positive Animal Welfare

Authors: Lance J Miller, Greg A Vicino, Jessica Sheftel, Lisa K Lauderdale

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, behavior-based enrichment, behavioral restriction, evidence-based management, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, stereotypic behavior, thrive, welfare assessment

2020

Large brains in small tanks: intelligence and social complexity as an ethical issue for captive dolphins and whales

Authors: Lori Marino

Publication/Journal: Neuroethics and Nonhuman Animals

Keywords: captivity, cetacean, health, sanctuary, stress, well-being

2020

Status of animal welfare research in zoos and aquariums: Where are we, where to next?

Authors: Sally Binding, Holly Farmer, Laura Krusin, Katherine Cronin

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, aquariums, research, zoos

2020

What is animal happiness?

Authors: Laura E. Webb, Ruut Veenhoven, Jes Lynning Harfeld, Margit Bak Jensen

Publication/Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Keywords: affect balance, animal welfare, human happiness, typical level of affect

2019

Animal Welfare in Conservation Breeding: Applications and Challenges

Authors: Alison L. Greggor, Greg A. Vicino, Ronald R. Swaisgood, Andrea Fidgett, Deena Brenner, Matthew E. Kinney, Susan Farabaugh, Bryce Masuda, Nadine Lamberski

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral monitoring, captive breeding, conservation breeding, opportunities to thrive, reintroduction, welfare assessment, zoo

2018

A retrospective analysis of mortality in captive pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) from 1912 to 2014

Authors: Gabriella L. Flacke, Suzana Tkalčić, Beatrice Steck, Kristin Warren, Graeme B. Martin

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: encephalomyocarditis virus (emcv), leptospirosis, obesity, pathology, polycystic kidney disease (pkd), stillbirth

2016

Using technology to monitor and improve zoo animal welfare

Authors: J. C. Whitham, L. J. Miller

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, automated monitoring, behaviour, physiology, positive welfare, technology

2016

Nitrogen requirements of white-lipped peccary (Mammalia, Tayassuidae)

Authors: Sérgio L. G. Nogueira-Filho, Rogério M. Borges, Alcester Mendes, Carlos T. S. Dias

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal nutrition, balance trials, comparative physiology, endogenous urinary nitrogen, metabolic fecal nitrogen, wildlife feeding

2014

Plastic animals in cages: behavioural flexibility and responses to captivity

Authors: Georgia Mason, Charlotte C. Burn, Jamie Ahloy Dallaire, Jeanette Kroshko, Heather McDonald Kinkaid, Jonathan M. Jeschke

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: captivity-induced rapid environmental change, conservation, environmental enrichment, stereotypic behaviour, welfare

2013

Breeding for better welfare: genetic goals for broiler chickens and their parents

Authors: M. S. Dawkins, R. Layton

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, broiler breeders, broiler chickens, genetics, growth rate, production

2012