Biological and Management-Related Predictors of Reproductive Success in North American Ex Situ Asian Small-Clawed Otters (Aonyx cinereus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: breeding programs, deslorelin, habitat complexity, mate incompatibility, reproductive viability analysis (RVA), reversibility, Suprelorin, zoo
2023
Development of an image-based body condition score for giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis and a comparison of zoo-housed and free-ranging individuals
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: body condition score, free-ranging giraffe, PMS, zoo
2021
Increasing browse and social complexity can improve zoo elephant welfare
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: behavior, diet, ex situ, loxodonta africana, management, social
2020
Correlates of home range sizes of giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: giraffe, home range estimation, kernel utilization distribution, minimum convex polygon
2019
How Can We Assess Positive Welfare in Ruminants?
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, buffaloes, cattle, Five Domains, goats, positive indicators, ruminants, sheep
2019
Feasibility and validity of animal-based indicators for on-farm welfare assessment of thermal stress in dairy goats
Publication/Journal: International Journal of Biometeorology
Keywords: ambient-temperature, animal-based indicator, biophysics, cattle, cold, cold stress, comfort, dairy goat, environmental sciences, heat stress, low-temperatures, meteorology & atmospheric sciences, milk production, physiological-responses, physiology, sheep, thermal, thermoregulatory behavior, welfare assessment, winter
2016
On-farm Qualitative Behaviour Assessment of dairy goats in different housing conditions
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, dairy goat, indoor housing, inter-observer reliability, pasture, qualitative behaviour assessment
2016
Validity and feasibility of Human-Animal Relationship tests for on-farm welfare assessment in dairy goats
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: avoidance distance, behavioural tests, dairy goats, human-animal relationship, welfare assessment
2016
Assessment of the reproductive physiology of the potto (Perodicticus potto) through fecal hormone metabolite analyses and trans-abdominal ultrasonography
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: elisa, lorisid, reproduction, ultrasonography, wildlife endocrinology
2015
Hair coat condition: A valid and reliable indicator for on-farm welfare assessment in adult dairy goats
Publication/Journal: Small Ruminant Research
Keywords: goats, hair coat, health condition, welfare assessment
2015