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GAPs in the study of zoo and wild animal welfare
Zoo Biology, 2009AbstractTo investigate the science of animal welfare for zoo and wild animals in the period from 1966 to 2007, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of abstracts downloaded from The Web of Science© database using the keyword combination “Animal welfare, Zoo* and wild” in the topic field. In total we downloaded 1,125 abstracts, which were classified into
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Introduction to the special issue on zoo animal welfare
Zoo Biology, 2009AbstractIn May 2008, the Chicago Zoological Society's Center for the Science of Animal Welfare (CSAW) held a two‐day international workshop designed to establish and foster new connections between zoo animal welfare scientists and welfare scientists in other fields, and to take the first step toward the development of a research agenda for zoo animal ...
Jason V. Watters, Nadja Wielebnowski
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Training zoo animals for better welfare, better nursing
The Veterinary Nurse, 2017Background: Historically, methods used to carry out veterinary procedures in animals within a zoo usually involved manual restraint or darting as a first choice. Aim: To see whether any animal can be trained and if that trained behaviour will improve animal welfare through allowing veterinary procedures to be carried out.
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Toward a Science of Welfare for Animals in the Zoo
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2007Although the accredited institutions of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums have all committed to enhancing the welfare of nonhuman animals, acceptable standards and best practices are still under debate. Currently, experts from zoos and the field hold widely divergent opinions about exhibition and management standards for elephants.
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[Animal welfare and contraception of zoo and wild animals].
DTW. Deutsche tierarztliche Wochenschrift, 1998Side effects and disadvantages of contraceptive methods currently used in zoo- and wild animals are presented and discussed. For the preservation of wild animal populations in captivity, i.e. in zoos, wild animal- and national parks, contraception alone is not suitable without a sensible supplementary postnatal selection.
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[Boredom in zoo animals--an relevant animal welfare problem?].
Tierarztliche Praxis, 1996Modern sciences, the philosophy of insight, and psychology are the basis for a discussion of the question, whether animals can experience boredom or even suffer from it. Various examples are used for illustration. The results show that neither a direct statement is possible nor can a logical conclusion by indirect analogy be made.
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2012
Species with specific environmental adaptations may show specific behavioral adaptations, difficulty in adapting to a new environment, and hence suboptimal functioning and fitness. Discrepancy between natural behavioral adaptations and behavioral possibilities in captivity may cause welfare problems.
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Species with specific environmental adaptations may show specific behavioral adaptations, difficulty in adapting to a new environment, and hence suboptimal functioning and fitness. Discrepancy between natural behavioral adaptations and behavioral possibilities in captivity may cause welfare problems.
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Diversity and evolution of the animal virome
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022Erin Harvey, Edward C Holmes
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