Dolphin-WET—Development of a Welfare Evaluation Tool for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care

Authors: Katrin Baumgartner, Tim Hüttner, Isabella L. K. Clegg, Manuel Garcia Hartmann, Daniel Garcia-Párraga, Xavier Manteca, Birgitta Mercera, Tania Monreal-Pawlowsky, Cristina Pilenga, Kerstin Ternes, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Ruta Vaicekauskaite, Lorenzo von Fersen, Lisa Yon, Fabienne Delfour

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: cetacean welfare, marine mammals, welfare evaluation, welfare indicator, zoo animals

2024

Effects of food-based enrichment on enclosure use and behavioral patterns in captive mammalian predators: a case study from an Austrian wildlife park

Authors: Verena Puehringer-Sturmayr, Monika Fiby, Stephanie Bachmann, Stefanie Filz, Isabella Grassmann, Theresa Hoi, Claudia Janiczek, Didone Frigerio

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: animal behavior, animal visibility, animal welfare, brown bear, Domestic ferret, Pine marten

2023

A retrospective study on the prevalence of main clinical findings in brown bears (Ursus arctos) rescued from substandard husbandry conditions

Authors: Stagni,Elena, Sequeira,Sara, Brscic,Marta, Redtenbacher,Irene, Hartmann,Sabine

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal welfare, brown bear, Clinical finding, health, keeping condition, pre-rescue bear origin

2023

Review of Environmental and Health Factors Impacting Captive Common Marmoset Welfare in the Biomedical Research Setting

Authors: Monika Burns

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Sciences

Keywords: animal model, husbandry, marmoset, NHP, nonhuman primate, veterinary, welfare

2023

Injections to pregnant mice produce prenatal stress that affects aggressive behavior in their adult male offspring

Authors: Monika Ogrizek, Neža Grgurevič, Tomaž Snoj, Gregor Majdič

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggressive behavior, calbindin, immunohistochemistry, mouse, prenatal stress, sexual behavior, testosterone, vassopressin

2018

Feeding practices for captive giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in Europe: A survey in EEP zoos

Authors: Isabel Gussek, Stefan Hirsch, Monika Hartmann, Karl-Heinz Südekum, Jürgen Hummel

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: browse, concentrate, dietary proportion, dry matter intake, forage, produce

2017

Decreased emotional reactivity of rats exposed to repeated phase shifts of light–dark cycle

Authors: Monika Okuliarova, Lubos Molcan, Michal Zeman

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behaviour, cardiovascular system, chronodisruption, emotionality, shift-work

2016

Coping with continual danger: Assessing alertness to visual disturbances in crucian carp following long-term exposure to chemical alarm signals

Authors: Monika M. Durajczyk, Ole B. Stabell

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: alarm substance, cross-species responses, fright reaction, predation, skin extracts

2014

Pedometers as supervision tools for mares in the prepartal period

Authors: Martin Bachmann, Monika Wensch-Dorendorf, Gundula Hoffmann, Ilka Steinhöfel, Steffen Bothendorf, Nicole Kemper

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural markers, horses, parturition, pregnant mares, supervision

2014

What Can Zookeepers Tell Us About Interacting With Big Cats in Captivity?

Authors: Monika S. Szokalski, Carla A. Litchfield, Wendy K. Foster

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal handling, animal training, keeper-animal bonds, welfare, zoo visitor education

2013

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