Training in the Dark: Using Target Training for Non-Invasive Application and Validation of Accelerometer Devices for an Endangered Primate (Nycticebus bengalensis)

Authors: K Nekaris, Marco Campera, Marianna Chimienti, Carly Murray, Michela Balestri, Zak Showell

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal training plan, animal welfare, bio-logger, positive reinforcement, random forest, strepsirrhine

2022

Quantitative aspects of the ruminating process in giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) fed with different diets

Authors: Dominik Schüßler, Hartmut Greven

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: feeding, giraffe, rumination, tooth wear, zoo diets

2017

Preference for and use of oral enrichment objects in juvenile silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Authors: Anne Lene Hovland, Anne Marit S. Rød, Tarja Koistinen, Leena Ahola

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, environmental enrichment, preference, silver fox

2016

A preliminary case study of the effect of shoe-wearing on the biomechanics of a horse’s foot

Authors: O. Panagiotopoulou, J. W. Rankin, S. M. Gatesy, J. R. Hutchinson

Publication/Journal: Peerj

Keywords: hoof care, horse, horse racing, horse shoes, welfare

2016

Bite marks in mink—Induced experimentally and as reflection of aggressive encounters between mink

Authors: Steffen W. Hansen, Steen H. Møller, Birthe M. Damgaard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, group housing, mink, welfare indicator

2014

Factors Affecting Penetrating Captive Bolt Gun Performance

Authors: Troy J. Gibson, Charles W. Mason, Jade Y. Spence, Heather Barker, Neville G. Gregory

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: captive-bolt stunning, slaughter

2014

Partial replacement of an artificial nectar diet with native browse for feather-tail gliders (Acrobates pygmaeus) in captivity

Authors: Ella A. Herrmann, Kimberly Vinette Herrin, Wendy Gleen, Paul Davies, Rodd Stapley, Vanessa Stebbings, Joanna Wiszniewski, Rebecca Spindler, Graham J. Faichney, Alexandre V. Chaves

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: acrobates pygmaeus, behavioral, captivity, feather-tail glider, live weight, nutritional

2013

The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig II: management factors

Authors: E. M. Baxter, K. M. D. Rutherford, R. B. D'Eath, G. Arnott, S. P. Turner, Sand,, P. e, V. A. Moustsen, F. Thorup, S. A. Edwards, A. B. Lawrence

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cross-fostering, human-animal interaction, litter size, nurse sow, split suckling

2013

Current use of and attitudes towards identification in cats and dogs in veterinary clinics in Oklahoma City, USA

Authors: M. R. Slater, E. Weiss, L. K. Lord

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, identification tag, lost cat, lost dog, stray cat

2012

The effects of GPS collars on African elephant (Loxodonta africana) behavior at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Authors: Kristina Marie Horback, Lance Joseph Miller, Jeffrey Andrews, Stanley Abraham Kuczaj Ii, Matthew Anderson

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity budget, elephant behavior, gps, tracking device

2012