Development of an image-based body condition score for giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis and a comparison of zoo-housed and free-ranging individuals
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: body condition score, free-ranging giraffe, PMS, zoo
2021
Body Condition Scores (BCS) in European zoo elephants’ (Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus) lifetimes – a longitudinal analysis
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: body condition scoring, longitudinal analysis, zoo elephant
2019
Neophobia is linked to behavioural and haematological indicators of stress in captive roe deer
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: behavioural syndrome, captivity, fructosamine, novel object, physiological parameters, repeatability
2017
Seasonal mortality in zoo ruminants
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: climate, husbandry, mortality, reproduction, ruminant, seasonality
2017
Visual body condition scoring in zoo animals – composite, algorithm and overview approaches
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: body condition scoring (bcs), elephas maximus, loxodonta africana, weight monitoring, zoo animal
2017
Digestive physiology of the plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus): A large herbivorous hystricomorph rodent
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: colonic separation mechanism, coprophagy, herbivory, nutrition, obesity
2015
Short-term digestible energy intake in captive moose (Alces alces) on different diets
2013
Variation in Growth and Potentially Associated Health Status in Hermann’s and Spur-Thighed Tortoise (Testudo hermanni and Testudo graeca)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: diet, herbivory, pyramiding, reptile
2012
Comparison of indoor and captive, free-roaming management in golden- headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) at Zürich Zoo
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, disease, golden-headed lion tamarin, husbandry, reproduction, zoonosis
2011
Comparative investigations on digestion in grazing (Ceratotherium simum) and browsing (Diceros bicornis) rhinoceroses
Publication/Journal: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Keywords: black rhino, fecal particle size, fiber digestion, mean retention time, white rhino
2010