Dolphin-WET—Development of a Welfare Evaluation Tool for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: cetacean welfare, marine mammals, welfare evaluation, welfare indicator, zoo animals
2024
A Reexamination of the Relationship between Training Practices and Welfare in the Management of Ambassador Animals
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: ambassador animal, choice, control, enrichment, institutional support, punishment, reinforcement, staff development, training
2024
A retrospective study on the prevalence of main clinical findings in brown bears (Ursus arctos) rescued from substandard husbandry conditions
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, brown bear, Clinical finding, health, keeping condition, pre-rescue bear origin
2023
Body mass and growth rates in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) cared for in African wildlife sanctuaries, zoological institutions, and research facilities
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captivity, chimpanzee, growth rate
2022
The nocturnal activity of a commonly housed rodent: How African pygmy dormice (Graphiurus murinus) respond to an enriched environment
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: behavioral repertoires, Graphiurus murinus, nest box, space use, welfare
2020
Consequences Matter: Compassion in Conservation Means Caring for Individuals, Populations and Species
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: compassion, consequentialism, ethics, virtue
2019
“Feelings and Fitness” Not “Feelings or Fitness”–The Raison d’être of Conservation Welfare, Which Aligns Conservation and Animal Welfare Objectives
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare assessment, conservation welfare, environmental ethics, wild animal welfare, wildlife conservation.
2018
Feeding practices for captive giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in Europe: A survey in EEP zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: browse, concentrate, dietary proportion, dry matter intake, forage, produce
2017
Environmentally enriching American mink (Neovison vison) increases lymphoid organ weight and skeletal symmetry, and reveals differences between two sub-types of stereotypic behaviour
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: american mink, animal welfare, carnivores, corticosteroids, enrichment, fluctuating asymmetry, immune system, stereotypic behaviour
2016
Training giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) for front foot radiographs and hoof care
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: foot radiographs, hoof care, lameness, operant training, restricted contact
2016