Zoo‐housed mammals do not avoid giving birth on weekends
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: stress response, visitor effect, weekend effect, welfare, zoo visitors
2020
The Need for a Convergence of Agricultural/Laboratory and Zoo-based Approaches to Animal Welfare
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal behavior, captivity, farm, five freedoms, positive welfare indicator
2019
Pre and post session behaviour of captive bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus involved in “Swim-with-Dolphin” events
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal welfare, human-animal interactions, swim-with-dolphin, Tursiops truncotus
2019
Assessing feeding motivation in sheep using different behavioural demand models and measures
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: demand, energy balance, feeding motivation, linear elasticity, sheep
2016
Fear and coping styles of outdoor-preferring, moderate-outdoor and indoor-preferring free-range laying hens
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: fear, free range, laying hen, manual restraint, open field, tonic immobility
2016
Is wounding aggression in zoo-housed chimpanzees and ring-tailed lemurs related to zoo visitor numbers?
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: aggression, animal welfare, captivity, visitor effect
2016
Acute stress enhances sensitivity to a highly attractive food reward without affecting judgement bias in laying hens
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: affective states, judgement bias, poultry, reward sensitivity, stress
2015
Are we ignoring neutral and negative human–animal relationships in zoos?
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal attacks, animal welfare, keepers, zoo visitors
2015
Rat aversion to sevoflurane and isoflurane
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, gaseous euthanasia, motivation testing, refinement
2015
The visitor effect in petting zoo-housed animals: Aversive or enriching?
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, human-animal interaction, petting zoo, ungulate, visitor effect
2014