Integrating Reference Intervals into Chimpanzee Welfare Research
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral diversity, glucocorticoids, immunoglobulin a, reference interval
2023
Bird Welfare in Zoos and Aquariums: General Insights across Industries
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: bird habitats, environmental enrichment, flooring, genetics, human-animal interactions, lighting, nutrition, social management, sound environment, substrate
2022
Behavioral diversity as a potential positive indicator of animal welfare in bottlenose dolphins
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: aldosterone, animal behavior, animal welfare, cortisol, dolphins, hormones, metabolites, swimming
2021
Behavioral diversity as a potential positive indicator of animal welfare in bottlenose dolphins
Publication/Journal: Plos one
Keywords: aldosterone, animal behavior, animal welfare, cortisol, dolphins, hormones, metabolites, swimming
2021
Reference intervals and values for fecal cortisol, aldosterone, and the ratio of cortisol to dehydroepiandrosterone metabolites in four species of cetaceans
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: aldosterone, animal welfare, beluga whales, cortisol, dolphins, hormone bioassays, hormones, metabolites
2021
Beyond Glucocorticoids: Integrating Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) into Animal Welfare Research
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate, dhea, glucocorticoids, ratio
2020
Preference assessments as a tool to evaluate environmental enrichment
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, environmental enrichment, free operant, paired-choice, preference assessment
2020
The Social Rank of Zoo-Housed Japanese Macaques is a Predictor of Visitor-Directed Aggression
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, elo-rating, hierarchy, primate behavior, visitor effects, zoo animal welfare
2019
Annual fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in pregnant and pseudopregnant polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in North American zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: cortisol, eia, polar bear, pregnancy test, seasonality, stress
2018
Evaluation of brainstem disruption following penetrating captive-bolt shot in isolated cattle heads: comparison of traditional and alternative shot-placement landmarks
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, brainstem, captive bolt, cattle, euthanasia, shot placement
2016