An investigation of browsing enrichment, especially non‐leaf foraging, on giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) at Kyoto City Zoo in Japan

Authors: Kota Okabe, Hiroki Fukuizumi, Ayumi Kawamura, Chihiro Kase, Katsuji Uetake

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: browse, enrichment, giraffes, non-leaf foraging

2022

Assessing the behaviour, welfare and husbandry of mouse deer (Tragulus spp.) in European zoos

Authors: Ricardo Lemos de Figueiredo, Matthew Hartley, Alison W Fletcher

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal husbandry, animal welfare, captive breeding, chevrotain, lesser mouse deer, Philippine mouse deer

2021

Costs and benefits of living in a vegetated, compared with non‐vegetated, enclosure in male Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)

Authors: Josue Alejandro, Michael A Huffman, Fred B Bercovitch

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity budget, environment, japanese macaques, naturalistic enclosure, vegetation, zoo welfare

2021

The effects of increasing visitor and noise levels on birds within a free-flight aviary examined through enclosure use and behavior

Authors: MKS Blanchett, E Finegan, J Atkinson

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: behavioral-responses, enclosure use, free-range enclosure, GIS, mixed species aviary, visitor effects

2020

Nutrition and husbandry conditions of Palearctic tortoises (Testudo spp.) in captivity

Authors: Thomas Bauer, Sven Reese, Petra Koelle

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: chelonian, diet, European tortoises, keeping, pyramidal growth syndrome

2019

An automated positioning system for monitoring chickens’ location: Accuracy and registration success in a free-range area

Authors: Lisanne M. Stadig, Bart Ampe, T. Bas Rodenburg, Bert Reubens, Jarissa Maselyne, Shaojie Zhuang, Johan Criel, Frank A. M. Tuyttens

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: accuracy, outdoor, poultry, signal reception, ultra-wideband, vegetation

2018

Behaviour of free-range laying hens in distinct outdoor environments

Authors: H. Larsen, G. Cronin, C. L. Smith, P. Hemsworth, J. L. Rault

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, laying hen, natural behaviour, preference, range, shelter

2017

Prevalence and determinants of stereotypic behaviours and physiological stress among tigers and leopards in Indian zoos

Authors: Janice Vaz, Edward J. Narayan, R. Dileep Kumar, K. Thenmozhi, Krishnamoorthy Thiyagesan, Nagarajan Baskaran

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords:

2017

Hematological parameters and the variations resulting from stress of Alouatta caraya during a wildlife rescue program in Brazil

Authors: Angélica María Sánchez-Sarmiento, Ticiana Zwarg, Renata Carolina Fernandes-Santos, Thaís Guimarães-Luiz, Alexander Genoy-Puerto, Eliana Reiko Matushima

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: captivity, capture, complete blood count, environmental impact, neotropical primates

2015