Multi-sensor biologgers and innovative training allow data collection with high conservation and welfare value in zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: behaviour, biologging, captivity, daily diary, dead-reckoning, enrichment, space use, welfare
2023
Welfare and Clinical Assessment on Physical Captures Followed by Anesthesia in Apennine Chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: acepromazine, blood gas analysis, capture, chemical immobilization, conservation, medetomidine-ketamine, physical capture, Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata, stress
2023
Application of a welfare assessment tool (Shelter Quality Protocol) in 64 Italian long-term dogs’ shelters: welfare hazard analysis
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, assessment, domestic dog, hazard analysis, protocol, shelter
2019
Interobserver agreement and sensitivity to climatic conditions in sheltered dogs’ welfare evaluation performed with welfare assessment protocol (Shelter Quality protocol)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal welfare assessment, dog, protocol, reliability, sensitivity, shelter
2019
Minimizing the impact of biologging devices: Using computational fluid dynamics for optimizing tag design and positioning
Publication/Journal: Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Keywords: animal welfare, biologging, biotelemetry, computational fluid dynamics, drag, flow simulation, hydrodynamics, tag design
2019
Development of a new welfare assessment protocol for practical application in long-term dog shelters
Publication/Journal: Veterinary Record
Keywords: agreement, animal welfare, behavior, canis familiaris, companion, housing conditions, indicators, kenneled dogs, physiological-responses, quality of life, veterinary sciences
2016
Dominance relationships among siamang males living in multimale groups
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: flexible social system, intrasexual competition, mating success, monogamy, polyandry, reproductive skew
2016
Effects of stereotypic behaviour and chronic mild stress on judgement bias in laboratory mice
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: *cognitive bias, affective state, bar-mouthing, emotion, mouse, stereotypy, welfare
2016
Involvement of nigral oxytocin in locomotor activity: A behavioral, immunohistochemical and lesion study in male rats
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: dopamine, glutamic acid, locomotor-activity, oxytocin, oxytocin-saporin, substantia nigra
2016
Coping personality type and environmental enrichment affect aggression at weaning in pigs
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aggression, enrichment, environmental change, personality, pig, weaning
2011