Welfare and Clinical Assessment on Physical Captures Followed by Anesthesia in Apennine Chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata)

Authors: Simone Angelucci, Antonio Antonucci, Fabrizia Di Tana, Marco Innocenti, Giovanna Di Domenico, Luca Madonna, Camilla Smoglica, Cristina Esmeralda Di Francesco, Jorge Ramón López-Olvera

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: acepromazine, blood gas analysis, capture, chemical immobilization, conservation, medetomidine-ketamine, physical capture, Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata, stress

2023

Evaluation of Sound Enrichment in the Behavior of Sapajus xanthosternos (Wied-Neuwied, 1826)(Primates: Cebidae) in Captivity

Authors: Alana Marques dos Santos, Márcio Borba da Silva, Isabela Sousa Prado, Edma Santos de Antonio, Ana Tereza Teixeira Silva Dourado, Barbara Silva Alves, Patricia Belini Nishiyama, Laize Tomazi, Ricardo Evangelista Fraga

Publication/Journal: Primate Conservation

Keywords: classical music, non-human primates, sensory enrichment

2022

Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) personality: A rating assessment with ex Situ Conservation Program sample

Authors: Yulán Úbeda, Victoria Asensio, Antonio Rivas, Rodrigo Serra, Jaume Fatjó, Miquel Llorente, Francisco Villaespesa

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: felids, lynx, personality

2021

Capture Myopathy and Stress Cardiomyopathy in a Live-Stranded Risso’s Dolphin (Grampus griseus) in Rehabilitation

Authors: Nakita Câmara, Eva Sierra, Antonio Fernández, Manuel Arbela, Yara Bernaldo de Quirós, Marina Arregui, Francesco Consoli, Pedro Herráez

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal conservation, animal welfare, biochemistry, cetaceans, histopathology, immunohistochemistry

2020

Does the location of enrichment material affect behavior and dirtiness in growing female pigs?

Authors: Antoni Dalmau, Bruno Areal, Silvana Machado, Joaquim Pallisera, Antonio Velarde

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: enrichment material, exploratory behavior, pigs, social behavior, wood

2019

Canine coprophagic behavior is influenced by coprophagic cohabitant

Authors: Andressa Rodrigues Amaral, Mariana Yukari Hayasaki Porsani, Priscila Oliveira Martins, Fabio Alves Teixeira, Henrique Tobaro Macedo, Vivian Pedrinelli, Thiago Henrique Annibale Vendramini, Marcio Antonio Brunetto

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavior, dog, eating disorder, feces, nutrition

2018

Reliability of Fear Assessment in Growing Pigs Exposed to a Novel Object Test in Commercial Conditions

Authors: Antoni Dalmau, Eva Mainau, Antonio Velarde

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: commercial farms, fear, novel object test, pigs, reliability

2017

Effect of Cage Type on Fecal Corticosterone Concentration in Buck Rabbits During the Reproductive Cycle

Authors: Paolo Cornale, Elisabetta Macchi, Manuela Renna, Liviana Prola, Giovanni Perona, Antonio Mimosi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: caging, fecal corticosterone, rabbits

2016

Effect of gender and halothane genotype on cognitive bias and its relationship with fear in pigs

Authors: Ricard Carreras, Laura Arroyo, Eva Mainau, Raquel Peña, Anna Bassols, Antoni Dalmau, Luigi Faucitano, Xavier Manteca, Antonio Velarde

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, fear, gender, halothane genotype, neurotransmitters

2016

Housing conditions do not alter cognitive bias but affect serum cortisol, qualitative behaviour assessment and wounds on the carcass in pigs

Authors: Ricard Carreras, Eva Mainau, Laura Arroyo, Xènia Moles, Joel González, Anna Bassols, Antoni Dalmau, Luigi Faucitano, Xavier Manteca, Antonio Velarde

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, carcass wounds, cortisol, housing conditions, pigs, qualitative behaviour assessment

2016

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