Behavioural Impact of Captive Management Changes in Three Species of Testudinidae

Authors: Jessica T. Turner, Alexandra L. Whittaker, David McLelland

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behaviour, diversity index, enrichment, ethogram, reptile, tortoise, welfare

2022

Welfare Assessment Tools in Zoos: From Theory to Practice

Authors: Narelle Jones, Sally L. Sherwen, Rachel Robbins, David J. McLelland, Alexandra L. Whittaker

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Sciences

Keywords: animal-based, Five Domains, resource-based, scoring, validity, zoo animal welfare

2022

Identification of Animal-Based Welfare Indicators in Captive Reptiles: A Delphi Consultation Survey

Authors: Alexandra L Whittaker, Brianna Golder-Dewar, Jordyn L Triggs, Sally L Sherwen, David J McLelland

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal-based assessment, Delphi, reptile, welfare

2021

Consequences Matter: Compassion in Conservation Means Caring for Individuals, Populations and Species

Authors: Paul J. Johnson, Vanessa M. Adams, Doug P. Armstrong, Sandra E. Baker, Duan Biggs, Luigi Boitani, Alayne Cotterill, Emma Dale, Holly O'Donnell, David J. T. Douglas, Egil Droge, John G. Ewen, Ruth E. Feber, Piero Genovesi, Clive Hambler, Bart J. Harmsen, Lauren A. Harrington, Amy Hinks, Joelene Hughes, Lydia Katsis, Andrew Loveridge, Axel Moehrenschlager, Christopher O'Kane, Meshach Pierre, Steve Redpath, Lovemore Sibanda, Pritpal Soorae, Mark Stanley Price, Peter Tyrrell, Alexandra Zimmermann, Amy Dickman

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: compassion, consequentialism, ethics, virtue

2019

Dietary-induced modulation of the hindgut microbiota is related to behavioral responses during stressful events in horses

Authors: Alexandra Destrez, Pauline Grimm, Véronique Julliand

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavior, diet, horses, microbiota, stress

2019

A Review of Welfare Assessment Methods in Reptiles, and Preliminary Application of the Welfare Quality registered trademark Protocol to the Pygmy Blue-Tongue Skink, Tiliqua adelaidensis, Using Animal-Based Measures

Authors: Amelia L. Benn, David J. McLelland, Alexandra L. Whittaker

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: assessment tool, play, pygmy skink, reptiles, welfare

2019

Factors determining the effects of human interaction on the cortisol levels of shelter dogs

Authors: Regina M. Willen, Alexandra Mutwill, Lauren J. MacDonald, Patricia A. Schiml, Michael B. Hennessy

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal shelter, hair cortisol, human interaction, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal, plasma-cortisol, shelter dogs

2017

Impacts of Encouraging Dog Walking on Returns of Newly Adopted Dogs to a Shelter

Authors: Lisa Gunter, Alexandra Protopopova, Steven P. Hooker, Cheryl Der Ananian, Clive D. L. Wynne

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: adoption, dog, return, shelter, walking

2017

Behavioral responses of three armadillo species (Mammalia: Xenarthra) to an environmental enrichment program in Villavicencio, Colombia

Authors: Alexandra Cortés Duarte, Fernando Trujillo, Mariella Superina

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, ex situ conservation, stereotypies, welfare

2016

Development of physical activity levels in laying hens in three-dimensional aviaries

Authors: Madison Kozak, Bret Tobalske, Dwight Springthorpe, Bill Szkotnicki, Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: accelerometer, aviary, development, laying hens, locomotion, physical activity

2016

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