Assessing Giraffe Welfare During Seasonal Habitat Changes in Northern US Zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, enclosure, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, giraffe, recumbency
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
Utilizing vocalizations to gain insight into the affective states of non-human mammals
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: affective state, animal welfare, bioacoustics, emotion, vocalization
2024
Behavior Reference Intervals and Activity Budgets of Bottlenose Dolphins in Accredited Zoos and Aquariums
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, bottlenose dolphins, evidence-based husbandry, zoo
2023
Beyond the Five Freedoms: Animal Welfare at Modern Zoological Facilities
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare committee, animal welfare monitoring, animal welfare program, program framework, staff training
2023
Choice, control, and animal welfare: definitions and essential inquiries to advance animal welfare science
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: affective states, agency, animal welfare, choice, control, psychological wellbeing
2023
Doing better for understudied species: Evaluation and improvement of a species-general animal welfare assessment tool for zoos
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, aquariums, Taxonomic differences, welfare assessment, zoos
2023
The Impacts of a Commercial Bubble Curtain on Zoo-Housed African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Swimming Behavior
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, penguin, swimming, temperature, zoos
2023
Integrating Reference Intervals into Chimpanzee Welfare Research
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral diversity, glucocorticoids, immunoglobulin a, reference interval
2023
Modification of Domestic Animal Lameness Scales for Use in Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: asiatic black bear, bear lameness scale, lameness assessment, locomotion, Ursus spp., Ursus thibetanus, welfare assessment
2023