Influence of social enrichment on transport stress in fish: a behavioural approach
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, enrichment, ornamental fish, social composition, welfare
2023
Physical and behavioral indicators associated with hormonal changes during musth in zoo-housed and free-ranging Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
Publication/Journal: Theriogenology Wild
Keywords: androgens, conservation, glucocorticoids, temporal gland secretion, thyroid hormones, urine dribbling
2022
Should zoo foods be chopped: macaws for consideration
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: Ara ararauna, avian, evidence-based husbandry, food presentation, keeper time, parrot
2021
Effect of a water conditioner on ornamental fish behaviour during commercial transport
Publication/Journal: Aquaculture
Keywords: ornamental fish, transport, Water conditioner, welfare
2020
An investigation into keeper opinions of great ape diets and abnormal behaviour
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: *tool use, abnormal behaviour, animal welfare, chimpanzees, cultivated fruit-free, diet, environmental enrichment, food presentation, foods, gorillas, great ape, keeper opinion, questionnaire, regurgitation, reingestion, wild
2019
Technical Contribution: A Cautionary Note on the Use of Behavioural Diversity (H-Index) in Animal Welfare Science
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural diversity, H-index, shannon-wiener diversity index, welfare metrics, well-being
2019
Evaluating mood changes in response to anthropogenic noise with a response-slowing task in three species of zoo-housed primates
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: affect, gorilla gorilla, macaca fuscata, mood, noise, pan troglodytes, response slowing, zoo
2018
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
A multi-zoo investigation of nutrient provision for captive red-crested turacos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: husbandry, multi-zoo study, nutrition, turaco, zootrition
2017
Successful treatment of infertility in a female Sumatran orangutan Pongo abelii
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: hysterosalpingography (hsg), operant conditioning, pressurized fallopian tube perfusion, proximal tube obstruction (pto), ultrasound
2017