Skip to Content
czaw-bear
detroit zoo detroit zoo
Printout from detroitzoo.org
Date: 09/30/23
  • Home
  • About
  • Resources
  • Projects
  • Multimedia
  • Events

Our Goals

  1. Acquire and make easily accessible to zoo and aquarium professionals the current body of knowledge on animal welfare and ethics.
  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
  3. Convene important discussions and presentations on captive exotic animal welfare and ethics.
  4. Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
  5. Recognize advances in improving captive exotic animal welfare and ethics through awards.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords&fwp_search=Maher%20Alsaaod

Developing a Reliable Welfare Assessment Tool for Captive Hibernatory Bear Species

Authors: Chloe J Maher, Angela Gibson, Laura M Dixon, Heather Bacon

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, bear, keeper ratings, ursidae, welfare assessment, zoo animal welfare

2021

Foraging Eurasian badgers Meles meles and the presence of cattle in pastures. Do badgers avoid cattle?

Authors: Enda M. Mullen, Teresa MacWhite, Peter K. Maher, David J. Kelly, Nicola M. Marples, Margaret Good

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avoidance, cattle, free-ranging badgers, gps collars, irish, mycobacterium bovis, paddock

2013

Electronic detection of lameness in dairy cows through measuring pedometric activity and lying behavior

Authors: Maher Alsaaod, Christoph Römer, Jens Kleinmanns, Kathrin Hendriksen, Sandra Rose-Meierhöfer, Lutz Plümer, Wolfgang Büscher

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: dairy cows, lameness, locomotion, pedometer

2012

Effects of immunocontraception on behavior in fallow deer (Dama dama)

Authors: Sarah E. Darhower, Christine R. Maher

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: pzp-immunocontraception, social interaction, wildlife contraception

2008

Longitudinal study of delayed reproductive success in a pair of white-cheeked gibbons (Hylobates leucogenys)

Authors: Kristen E. Lukas, Rima T. Barkauskas, Samantha A. Maher, Bonnie A. Jacobs, Joan E. Bauman, Andrew J. Henderson, James M. Calcagno

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: husbandry, pregnancy, reproduction, stereotypic behavior, stereotypic behaviour, zoo visitors

2002

  • Search

    • Search within:
Detroit Zoological Society: Detroit Zoo; Belle Isle Nature Center

Celebrating and Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

8450 W. 10 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48067 | 248-541-5717

The Detroit Zoological Society – a renowned leader in
humane education, wildlife conservation, animal welfare
and sustainability – operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center.

  • © 2023 Detroit Zoological Society
Celebrating and Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Searching...