Simple Summary Research has shown that an animal's welfare is highly dependent on how
various individual animal factors (eg, species traits, genetics, temperament and previous …

Simple Summary The zoological community continually looks for new ways to improve the
management of the animals under their professional care. This includes finding …

Research into the conditions that promote good animal welfare is essential to equip zoos
and aquariums with the knowledge to create environments in which animals thrive. In order …

The modern zoo has been associated with two major behavioral welfare advances:(a) the
use of training to increase voluntary husbandry care, and (b) the implementation of …

The concept of stress is notoriously difficult to define, despite its ubiquity in both common
parlance and the scientific literature. Given the clear importance of understanding how …

Husbandry training and environmental enrichment are both important advancements
associated with current behavioural welfare practices. Additionally, the use of training …

Simple Summary Reptiles are commonly housed in wildlife parks and zoos, and are
increasingly being kept as pets. Husbandry of reptiles is complex; signs of pain or disease …

Simple Summary To retain social license to operate, achieving and maintaining high
standards of animal welfare need to be institutional priorities for zoos. In order to be …

Salmonella are considered a part of the normal reptile gut microbiota, but have also been
associated with disease in reptiles. Reptile-associated salmonellosis (RAS) can pose a …

An emphasis on ensuring animal welfare is growing in zoo and aquarium associations
around the globe. This has led to a focus on measures of welfare outcomes for individual …