The ethical assessment of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in wildlife conservation
Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation
Keywords: animal welfare, assisted reproductive technologies (art), biodiversity conservation, conservation ethics, Ethical assessment, research ethics
2024
Assessment of Indoor Air Quality for Group-Housed Macaques (Macaca spp.)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: air quality, airborne fungi, ammonia, dust, endotoxin, humidity, non-human primate, ventilation rate
2022
An Ethical Assessment Tool (ETHAS) to Evaluate the Application of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Mammals’ Conservation: The Case of the Northern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, assisted reproductive technologies, conservation ethics, ethical review process, ethical risk assessment, ethical self-assessment, northern white rhinoceros
2021
URINARY CORTICOSTERONE CONCENTRATIONS IN FREE-RANGING AND MANAGED CANE TOADS (RHINELLA MARINA)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Keywords: amphibians, cane toad, urinary corticosterone, welfare
2021
Long-term capture and handling effects on body condition, reproduction and survival in a semi-aquatic mammal
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords: beavers, capture, conservation, stress, welfare
2020
Efficacy and Animal Welfare Impacts of Novel Capture Methods for Two Species of Invasive Wild Mammals in New Zealand
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: bennett's wallaby, cervus-elaphus, darting, ground-based netting, net-gunning, Notamacropus rufogriseus, red deer, thiafentanil, tiletamine-zolazepam
2019
An automated positioning system for monitoring chickens’ location: Accuracy and registration success in a free-range area
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: accuracy, outdoor, poultry, signal reception, ultra-wideband, vegetation
2018
An automated positioning system for monitoring chickens’ location: Effects of wearing a backpack on behaviour, leg health and production
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: body weight, broiler chicken, habituation, position monitoring, ultra-wideband, welfare
2018
Case control study on environmental, nutritional and management-based risk factors for tail-biting in long-tailed pigs
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, environment, feeding, pig, risk factor, tail-biting
2018
Assessing dairy cow welfare at the beginning and end of the indoor period using the Welfare Quality® protocol
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, dairy cattle, pasturing, welfare assessment, welfare quality®
2017