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

Validating a Non-Invasive Method for Assessing Cortisol Concentrations in Scraped Epidermal Skin from Common Bottlenose Dolphins and Belugas

Authors: Clara Agustí, Xavier Manteca, Daniel García-Párraga, Oriol Tallo-Parra

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: cetacean, conservation biology, cortisol, keratin, skin, steroid hormones, stratum corneum, stress

2024

A Protocol to Assess the Welfare of Patagonian Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) in Conservation Centers

Authors: Enrique Bombal, Xavier Manteca, Oriol Tallo-Parra

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal-based measures, behavior, captivity, Hippocamelus bisulcus, huemul, welfare assessment

2023

Qualitative behaviour assessment for zoo-housed polar bears (Ursus maritimus): Intra- and inter-day consistency and association to other indicators of welfare

Authors: Cecilie Ravn Skovlund, Marlene Katharina Kirchner, Barbara Contiero, Signe Ellegaard, Xavier Manteca, Mikkel Stelvig, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Björn Forkman

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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2023

Zoo Animal Welfare Assessment: Where Do We Stand?

Authors: Oriol Tallo-Parra, Marina Salas, Xavier Manteca

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal-based indicators, stress, welfare assessment, welfare indicator, zoo animal welfare

2023

Caretaker Score Reliability for Personality Assessment of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Authors: Marina Salas, Amanda Fernández-Fontelo, Eva Martínez-Nevado, Jesús Fernández-Morán, Agustín López-Goya, Xavier Manteca

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal keeper, animal personality, behaviour, captivity, dolphinarium, intra-rater dependence, temperament, welfare, zoo

2021

A Critical review of animal-based welfare indicators for polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in zoos: Identification and evidence of validity

Authors: CR Skovlund, MK Kirchner, LW Moos, N Alsted, X Manteca, O Tallo-Parra, M Stelvig

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, polar bear, welfare assessment, welfare indicators, zoo welfare

2021

Goal-oriented behavioural and environmental enrichment in aquarium species

Authors: Tania Monreal-Pawlowsky, Ruta Vaicekauskaitė, Gemma Palencia Membrive, Fabienne Delfour, Xavier Manteca

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, aquatic species, behavioral diversity, behavioral needs, environmental enrichment, species-specific behaviors

2021

Goal-oriented behavioural and environmental enrichment in aquarium species

Authors: Tania Monreal-Pawlowsky, Ruta Vaicekauskaitė, Gemma Palencia Membrive, Fabienne Delfour, Xavier Manteca

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, aquatic species, behavioural diversity, behavioural needs, environmental enrichment, species-specific behaviors

2021

Goal-oriented behavioural and environmental enrichment in aquarium species

Authors: Tania Monreal-Pawlowsky, Ruta Vaicekauskaitė, Gemma Palencia Membrive, Fabienne Delfour, Xavier Manteca

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, aquatic species, behavioral diversity, behavioral needs, environmental enrichment, species-specific behaviors

2021

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