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

Assessing the behaviour, welfare and husbandry of mouse deer (Tragulus spp.) in European zoos

Authors: Ricardo Lemos de Figueiredo, Matthew Hartley, Alison W Fletcher

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal husbandry, animal welfare, captive breeding, chevrotain, lesser mouse deer, Philippine mouse deer

2021

Multivariate Analyses of the Activity Pattern and Behavior of the Lesser Anteater on Open and Closed Days at Córdoba Zoo, Argentina

Authors: Florencia Chiapero, Héctor Ricardo Ferrari, María Valentina Prieto, María Constanza García Capocasa, Juan Manuel Busso

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: enclosure use, human-animal interaction, Tamandua tetradactyla, time-activity budget, visitor effect

2020

Effect of simple and low-cost enrichment items on behavioral, clinical, and productive variables of caged laying hens

Authors: Mayra H. Frediani, Cristiane S. Pizzutto, Maíra B. R. Alves, Ricardo J. G. Pereira

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, poultry, production, thermography, welfare

2019

Designing Better Water Troughs: Does Trough Color Influence Dairy Cows’ Preference?

Authors: Dayane Lemos Teixeira, Maria José Hötzel, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, José Daniel Cazale, Daniel Enríquez-Hidalgo

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: color, cow, drinker, preference, water

2017

Mixed-species associations in cuxiús (genus Chiropotes)

Authors: Christopher A. Shaffer, Adrian A. Barnett, Tremaine Gregory, Fabiano de Melo, Leandro Moreira, Thiago H. G. Alvim, Viviane S. Moura, Anderson Filó, Tatiane Cardoso, Marcio Port-Carvalho, Ricardo Rodrigues dos Santos, Sarah A. Boyle

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: bearded sakis, brazil, guyana, polyspecific association, suriname

2016

Sex differences and estrous cycle effects on foreground contextual fear conditioning

Authors: Ricardo Cossio, María B. Carreira, Carol E. Vásquez, Gabrielle B. Britton

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: amygdala, bdnf, conditioned fear, hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, sex differences

2016

Effects of alternative bedding substrates on lamb welfare, productive performance, and meat quality during the finishing phase of fattening

Authors: Dayane Lemos Teixeira, Genaro Miranda-de la Lama, Morris Villarroel, José Luis Olleta, Sylvia García-Belenguer, Juán Escós, Gustavo Adolfo María

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: bedding substrates, meat quality, social behaviors, stereotypies, welfare

2015

The Puerto Rican parrot reintroduction program: Sustainable management of the aviary population

Authors: Joanne Earnhardt, Jafet Vélez-Valentín, Ricardo Valentin, Sarah Long, Colleen Lynch, Kate Schowe

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amazona vitatta, captive population management, poplink, risk analysis, zoorisk

2014

Behavioral responses of Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) (Foster) to saltwater versus freshwater

Authors: Laura Reisfeld, Kaue Moraes, Lygia Spaulussi, Ricardo Cesar Cardoso, Laura Ippolito, Rafael Gutierrez, Bruna Silvatti, Cristiane Schilbach Pizzutto

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive, foraging, magellanic penguin, saltwater, spheniscus magellanicus, welfare

2013

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