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
Environmental Enrichment Devices Are Safe and Effective at Reducing Undesirable Behaviors in California Sea Lions and Northern Elephant Seals during Rehabilitation
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, habituation, pinnipeds, rehabilitation, stereotypic behavior
2023
Circulating and Excreted Corticosteroids and Metabolites, Hematological, and Serum Chemistry Parameters in the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Before and After a Stress Response
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Marine Science
Keywords: corticosteorids, endocrinology, feces, killer whale (Orcinus orca), stress
2020
Assessment of stun quality after gunshot used on cattle: a pilot study on effects of diverse ammunition on physical signs displayed after the shot, brain tissue damage and brain haemorrhages
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, brain haemorrhage, cattle, gunshot, physical signs, stun quality
2017
Behavioral and physiological response to onset and termination of social instability in female mice
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: anxiety, hair corticosterone, social instability
2016
Effects of stocking rate on measures of efficacy and welfare during argon gas euthanasia of weaned pigs
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, argon, behaviour, euthanasia, pigs, stocking rate
2016
Lambs show changes in ear posture when experiencing pain
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, ear posture, emotion, husbandry, lamb, pain
2016
Behavioural evaluation of analgesic efficacy for pain mitigation in lame sows
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, flunixin meglumine, lameness, meloxicam, swine
2015
Assessment of key parameters for gunshot used on cattle: a pilot study on shot placement and effects of diverse ammunition on isolated cattle heads
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, brain damage, cattle, gunshot, slaughter, stunning
2014
A comparison of welfare outcomes for weaner and mature Bos indicus bulls surgically or tension band castrated with or without analgesia: 1. Behavioural responses
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: beef cattle, castration, ketoprofen, pain, stress
2014