What Is the Future for Zoos and Aquariums?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: accreditation, animal welfare, sanctuaries, zoo animals, zoo ethics
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2018
Beyond Glucocorticoids: Integrating Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) into Animal Welfare Research
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate, dhea, glucocorticoids, ratio
2020
Body Contacts and Social Interactions in Captive Odontocetes Are Influenced by the Context: An Implication for Welfare Assessment
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: agonistic interaction, bottlenose dolphin, emotional state, finless porpoise, pectoral fin contact, socio-sexual interaction
2020
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
Chimpanzees’(Pan troglodytes) problem-solving skills are influenced by housing facility and captive care duration
Publication/Journal: PeerJ
Keywords: chimpanzees, experience effect, housing facility, physical cognition, problem-solving skills
2020
Commonalities in Management and Husbandry Factors Important for Health and Welfare of Captive Elephants in North America and Thailand
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: asian elephant, body condition, glucocorticoids, glucose, health, insulin, lipids, North America, Thailand, tourist camps, welfare, zoos
2020
Deflighting zoo birds and its welfare considerations
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, birds, deflighting, pinioning, wing-clipping, zoo
2020
Directions in animal enclosure use studies
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure use, evidence-based zoo animal management, exhibit design, Spread of participation index
2020
Documenting Aggression, Dominance and the Impacts of Visitor Interaction on Galápagos Tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra) in a Zoo Setting
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behaviour, elo-rating, fixed action pattern, welfare, zoo
2020
Dolphin Welfare Assessment under Professional Care:‘Willingness to Participate’, an Indicator Significantly Associated with Six Potential ‘Alerting Factors’
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: dolphins, human-animal interaction, qualitative behavioural assessment, welfare
2020