Implications of human-animal interactions on mother-calf interactions in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) dyad

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behavior, cetacean, human welfare, human-animal relationship, keeper, management, positive reinforcement, trainer, welfare

2019

In-Tank Underwater Cameras can Refine Monitoring of Laboratory Fish

Authors: T. Ellis, G. S. E. Rimmer, S. J. Parker, C. Joiner, M. Sebire, D. W. Verner-Jeffreys, J. Lines

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, end-point, fish welfare, laboratory fish, refinement, remote monitoring

2019

Redefining human-animal relationships: an evaluation of methods to allow their empirical measurement in zoos

Authors: F. Patel, K. Whitehouse-Tedd, S. J. Ward

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, human-animal interactions, human-animal relationships, method, zoo

2019

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND WELL-BEING SYMPOSIUM: The Common Swine Industry Audit: Future steps to assure positive on-farm animal welfare utilizing validated, repeatable and feasible animal-based measures

Authors: M. Pairis-Garcia, S. J. Moeller

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: agriculture, audit, dairy & animal science, euthanasia, finishing pigs, sows, swine, system, united-states, welfare

2017

Conducting sensitive social science research about on-farm animal welfare incidents: challenges and approaches

Authors: C. Devitt, P. Kelly, M. Blake, A. Hanlon, S. J. More

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, human-farm animal relationships, participant recruitment, sensitive research, social science, the republic of ireland

2016

The impact of social stress on animal health and welfare

Authors: S. J. Hazel, J. K. F. Lloyd

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Journal

Keywords: animal welfare, social stress, veterinary sciences

2016

Ten practical realities for institutional animal care and use committees when evaluating protocols dealing with fish in the field

Authors: S. J. Cooke, A. D. M. Wilson, C. K. Elvidge, R. J. Lennox, N. Jepsen, A. H. Colotelo, R. S. Brown

Publication/Journal: Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Keywords: animal care, atlantic salmon, catch-and-release, conservation, ethics, field research, fisheries, fresh-water fauna, marine & freshwater biology, rainbow-trout, research, sockeye-salmon, stress, telemetry transmitters, welfare, wildlife research

2016

Are mixed diets beneficial for the welfare of captive axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum)? Effects of feeding regimes on growth and behavior

Authors: Dean J. Slight, Hazel J. Nichols, Kevin Arbuckle

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: activity, aquatic amphibian, development, environmental enrichment, folklore husbandry, nutrition

2015

The effects of social interaction and environmental enrichment on the space use, behaviour and stress of owned housecats facing a novel environment

Authors: L. K. Rehnberg, K. A. Robert, S. J. Watson, R. A. Peters

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: adaptation, adrenocortical, agriculture, animal welfare, behavioral sciences, behavioural stress, boarding catteries, cat welfare, dairy & animal science, dogs, domestic cats, environmental enrichment, faecal glucocorticoids, felis-sylvestris-catus, function, pairs, sciences, scoring, shelter, socialization, veterinary

2015

An Investigation into the Human Element of On-farm Animal Welfare Incidents in Ireland

Authors: C. Devitt, P. Kelly, M. Blake, A. Hanlon, S. J. More

Publication/Journal: Sociologia Ruralis

Keywords: attitudes, behavior, commercial dairy-cows, consequences, geography, indicators, mental-health, pigs, productivity, reproductive-performance, sociology, stockpersons

2015

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