Age and Social History Impact Social Interactions between Bull Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) at Denver Zoo
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, elephant management, group compatibility, pachyderms, social behavior
2023
Immunoglobulin A and Physiologic Correlates of Well-Being in Asian Elephants
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: bull, cortisol, elephas maximus, glucocorticoids, musth, oxytocin, secretory IgA, social, stress, welfare
2022
Impacts of Socialization on Bull Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Stereotypical Behavior
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, bachelor herd, musth, stereotypy
2022
Nighttime behavior and the length of social relationships in male Asian elephants
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: compatible social pairings, male elephant welfare, nighttime activity budgets, social dyads
2021
Social Dynamics of a Newly Integrated Bachelor Group of Asian Elephants (Elephas Maximus): Welfare implications
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: bull elephant welfare, group compatibility, group integration, social behavior
2021
Effects of grazing muzzles on behavior and physiological stress of individually housed grazing miniature horses
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behavior, grazing muzzles, miniature horse, physiological stress
2020
Evaluation of plasma corticosteroids associated with performance-based activity in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: aldosterone, bottlenose dolphin, cortisol, dolphin-human swim interactions, metabolism
2020
Evaluation of visible eye white and maximum eye temperature as non-invasive indicators of stress in dairy cows
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cattle crush, claw trimming, feed rack, heart rate variability, saliva cortisol
2018
Assessing stress in dogs during a visit to the veterinary clinic: Correlations between dog behavior in standardized tests and assessments by veterinary staff and owners
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research
Keywords: animal hospital, animal welfare, behavior tests, behavioral sciences, canine, canis familiaris, cats, ethology, guidelines, kappa, pain management, personality-traits, questionnaire, responses, scale, validity, veterinary sciences, welfare
2017
Determination of swine euthanasia criteria and analysis of barriers to euthanasia in the United States using expert opinion
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, decision-making, education, euthanasia, swine, timeliness
2017