Differential relationships between chronic hormone profiles in pregnancy and maternal investment in rhesus monkey mothers with hair loss in the neonatal period
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: alopecia, hair loss, infant growth, maternal investment, pregnancy
2017
Impact of maternal stress and nutrition on behavioural and physiological outcomes in young lambs
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, gestation, offspring response, practical application, sheep, stress
2017
Integrating trans-abdominal ultrasonography with fecal steroid metabolite monitoring to accurately diagnose pregnancy and predict the timing of parturition in the red panda (Ailurus fulgens styani)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: carnivore reproduction, delayed implantation, embryonic diapause, non-invasive monitoring, pseudopregnancy, wildlife
2017
A longitudinal study of hair cortisol concentrations in Macaca nemestrina mothers and infants
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: cortisol, fetal exposure, hair, infant macaque, pregnancy
2017
Serum estradiol and progesterone profiles during estrus, pseudopregnancy, and active gestation in Steller sea lions
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: e2, eumetopias jubatus, hormones, p4, pinniped, reproduction
2017
Assessing cow-calf welfare. Part 1: Benchmarking beef cow health and behavior, handling; and management, facilities, and producer perspectives
Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science
Keywords: beef cattle, calf, cow, welfare
2016
Assessing cow-calf welfare. Part 2: Risk factors for beef cow health and behavior and stockperson handling
Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science
Keywords: beef cattle, calf, cow, handling, welfare
2016
Dietary management, husbandry, and body weights of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) during successful pregnancies at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: calving, exercise, fertility, gestation, nutrition, obesity
2016
The Impact of Group Size on Welfare Indicators of Ewes during Pregnancy
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: ewes, group-size, pregnancy, welfare indicators
2016
Investigating temporary acyclicity in a captive group of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): Relationship between management, adrenal activity and social factors
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, birth synchrony, central mechanisms, chemical communication, dominance status, endocrinology & metabolism, enzyme immunoassay, estrous synchrony, glucocorticoids, loxodonta-africana elephants, management, oestrous synchrony, ovarian activity, reproduction, reproductive cyclicity, temporary acyclicity, zoo elephants
2016