Sökning: "Zoo Animal Training"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 uppsatser innehållade orden Zoo Animal Training.
1. Improving the welfare of the Amur leopards (Panthera pardus orientalis) at Nordens Ark (Sweden)
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthSammanfattning : Since recent years, people do not only want to prevent animal cruelty anymore, but also want to improve their welfare. Therefore, zoo institutions are under pressure to assure the wellbeing of their animals. And even though they work very hard to achieve this, it is not an easy job. LÄS MER
2. Body condition assessment : as a welfare and management tool for radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata)
Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthSammanfattning : Body condition score (BCS) is frequently used to evaluate animal management practises for a variety of animal species in zoological collections and for production animals. The aim of this study was to apply different body condition indices and evaluate if they can be used as a welfare assessment and management tool for captive and wild critically endangered radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata). LÄS MER
3. Why are you not breeding? : a study on the reproductive success of captive wolverines (Gulo g. gulo)
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthSammanfattning : Conservation biologists have long faced the very challenging task of large carnivore conservation. Both their hunting habits and their very specific ecology make their conservation particularly difficult. Wolverines (Gulo g. gulo) are a good example of this. LÄS MER
4. Zoo animal training – implications for the human-animal relationship, control and motivation : case study training red panda (Ailurus fulgens) for husbandry procedures
Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthSammanfattning : Zoo animals are trained for a lot of different reasons including facilitating husbandry procedures, physical exercise and mental stimulation. Training has also been shown to reduce stereotypies in captive wild animals. LÄS MER
5. The elephant in the room - use of enclosure and activity budget of a group of African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) in a Swedish zoo
Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthSammanfattning : African elephants ( Loxodonta africana ) are social animals that are adapted to life in arid environments. Zoos in northern climates have to keep elephants confined indoors for several months a year due to the risk of cooling down body core temperature and slipping on frozen ground. LÄS MER
