Measuring zoo animal welfare: Theory and practice

Zoo Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 531-544

  Hill, Sonya P ^a,b   Broom, Donald M ^b  

^a CHESTER ZOO   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavior; Captive settings; Coping; Physical health; Psychological health

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; HEALTH STATUS; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HEALTH STATUS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC;

EID: 77949695042     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20276     Document Type: Article

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