The Visitor Effect on Zoo Animals: Implications and Opportunities for Zoo Animal Welfare [PDF]
Animals, 2019 Achieving and maintaining high standards of animal welfare is critical to the success of a modern zoo. Research has shown that an animal’s welfare is highly dependent on how various individual animal factors (e.g., species traits, genetics ...
Sally L. Sherwen, Paul H. Hemsworth
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Behaviour-Based Husbandry—A Holistic Approach to the Management of Abnormal Repetitive Behaviors [PDF]
Animals, 2018 The field of zoo animal welfare science has developed significantly over recent years. However despite this progress in terms of scientific research, globally, zoo animals still face many welfare challenges.
Heather Bacon
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Investigation of Toxoplasma infection in zoo animals using multispecies ELISA and GRA7 nested PCR [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2022 Background Toxoplasma is an obligate intracellular protozoan that causes an important zoonotic disease with a worldwide distribution. Felids are the definitive hosts of this parasite, while virtually all warm-blooded animals, including birds, serve as ...
Ru-Min Liu +9 more
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Parasitological examination results of zoo animals in Germany between 2012 and 2022 [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeParasitic infections in zoo animals are a critical concern for both animal health and management. The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of endo- and ectoparasites among zoo animals in Germany.
Lea-Christina Murnik +7 more
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Phytotherapy in zoo animals [PDF]
Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd, 2015 Phytotherapy is one of the oldest medical disciplines and was traditionally based on empiricism (Reichling et al., 2008). Nowadays, its use as an additional integral component of evidence based medicine is well accepted in human medicine (Finkelmann ...
Hoby, S., Walkenhorst, M., Wenker, C.
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Keeper-Animal Interactions: Differences between the Behaviour of Zoo Animals Affect Stockmanship. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2015 Stockmanship is a term used to describe the management of animals with a good stockperson someone who does this in a in a safe, effective, and low-stress manner for both the stock-keeper and animals involved.
Ward SJ, Melfi V.
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Identification of zoonotic pathogens in zoo animals in the Republic of Korea [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeZoo animals may harbor various zoonotic pathogens and may pose a potential risk to humans through close contact. Nevertheless, epidemiological data on zoonotic diseases are scarce.
Jinho Um +6 more
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How Do You Behave at the Zoo? A Look at Visitor Perceptions of Other Visitors' Behavior at the Zoo [PDF]
Animal Behavior and Cognition, 2021 Previous research regarding behaviors of zoo visitors near exhibits has shown that they can influence animals’ well-being. What is unclear is whether people’s views concerning the purpose of zoos or their beliefs might influence their perception of what ...
Skylar L. Muller +3 more
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Animal-Visitor Interactions and the Visitor Experience: Visitor Behaviors, Attitudes, Perceptions, and Learning in the Modern Zoo [PDF]
Animal Behavior and Cognition, 2021 Animal-Visitor Interactions (AVIs) have become commonplace in zoological institutions and facilities globally. However, most AVI research focuses on the effects of visitors on the welfare of animals, with considerably fewer studies examining the visitor ...
Mark James Learmonth +3 more
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One or two pups - optimal reproduction strategies of common noctule females
BMC Zoology, 2022 Background The success of animal reproduction is impacted by a trade-off between energetic costs and mortality associated with immediate vs. future reproductive attempts.
Katerina Zukalova +6 more
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