A5102838904- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
2019
Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte
2012
Visitors can affect and reduce the welfare of nonhuman animals. The Belo Horizonte Zoo, Brazil, had a group greater rheas intended for reintroduction to wild. Because this received public visitation, evaluating its effect on birds' behavior was important. study conducted 60 hr behavioral observations: 30 with, without, visitors in front enclosure. study, April-December 2009, collected data using scan sampling with instantaneous recording every minute. behavior, visitor density, time spent...
Animals kept by zoos may express abnormal behaviours that are indicators of poor welfare. Environmental enrichment is a technique providing items to animals stimulate the expression normal behaviours. The aim this study was evaluate effects simple environmental in reduction behaviour captive‐born G reater rhea R hea americana at B elo H orizonte Z oo, south‐eastern razil. As enrichment, fruit and vegetables were scatter fed group seven birds from A pril S eptember 2009, recorded using scan...
Distress can be defined as a biological response of an individual to long-term threats its homeostasis and it should avoided from animal welfare perspective. High levels stress hormones the expression abnormal behaviours are responses normally observed in distressed animals. Captive environments provoke distress, especially when inappropriate stimuli provided The concomitant use behavioural non-invasive hormonal measures is means evaluate captive welfare. Environmental enrichment tool that...