Advances in Applied Zoo Animal Welfare Science
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Nonhuman animal welfare science is the scientific study of the welfare state of animals that attempts to make inferences about how animals feel from their behavior, endocrine function, and/or signs of physical health. These welfare measurements are applicable within zoos yet inherently more complex than in farms and laboratories. This complexity is due to the vast number of species housed, lack of fundamental biological information, and relatively lower sample sizes and levels of experimental control. This article summarizes the invited presentations on the topic of "Advances in Applied Animal Welfare Science," given at the Fourth Global Animal Welfare Congress held jointly by the Detroit Zoological Society and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums in 2017. The article focuses on current trends in research on zoo animal welfare under the following themes: (a) human-animal interactions and relationships, (b) anticipatory behavior, (c) cognitive enrichment, (d) behavioral biology, and (e) reproductive and population management. It highlights areas in which further advancements in zoo animal welfare science are needed and the challenges that may be faced in doing so.
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Ward and colleagues summarise recent advancements in applied animal welfare science in zoos, highlighting five themes including human-animal interactions, anticipatory behaviour, cognitive enrichment, behavioural-biology based husbandry, and reproductive and population management.
“Ward and colleagues [10] summarise the various recent advancements in applied animal welfare science in zoos, highlighting five themes in particular that have experienced expansion including (a) human–animal interactions, (b) anticipatory behaviour, (c) cognitive enrichment, (d) behavioural-biology based husbandry and (e) reproductive and population management.”
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The science of animal welfare attempts to make inferences about how animals feel based on welfare indicators such as behaviour, endocrine function and physical health.
“This field of science attempts to make inferences about how animals feel based on a number of welfare indicators such as behaviour, endocrine function and physical health [10].”
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- Authors
- Ward, S. J., Sherwen, S., & Clark, F. E.
- Affiliations
- Nottingham Trent University (GB)
- Zoos Victoria (AU)
- Bristol Zoological Society (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Ward, Samantha J.
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2018-08-31
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- sup1
- Pages
- 23-33
- ISSN
- 1088-8705 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7604
- OpenAlex
- W2896716072
- Cited by
- 78
- References
- 88
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 7
- FWCI
- 11.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (publishedVersion)
- Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) (acceptedVersion)
- Explore Bristol Research (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Keywords
- zoo animal welfare, captive animals, human-animal interaction, anticipatory behavior, cognitive enrichment, behavioral biology, reproductive management, population management, animal welfare assessment
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animal Husbandry, Animal Welfare, Animals, Zoo, Behavior, Animal, Human-Animal Bond, Congresses as Topic, Humans, Reproduction
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