Vol. 13 No. 3 (2025)

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Front cover photo: Lake Pátzcuaro salamanders Ambystoma dumerilii, Chester Zoo

Published: 31-07-2025

Original Research Article

Effect of brushing on heart rate variability in Malayan tapirs: Does brushing contribute toward alleviating puncture stress?

Yuki Ishida, Yumi Yamanashi, Kenichi Yayou, Daisuke Kohari

132-140
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Relationships between boldness and husbandry in captive gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua

Matthew Legard, Dominic Henri, Graham Hill, David George, Thomas Breithaupt

141-151
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Husbandry and management interventions for the conservation and welfare of captive animals – a systematic evidence map

Thomas Martin, Anaëlle Lemasson, Joseph Wayman, Holly Farmer, Joanna Newbolt, Kirsten Pullen, Amy Plowman, Yumi Yamanashi, Fabienne Delfour, Samantha Ward, Georgia Oaten, Silviu Petrovan, Rebecca Smith, William Sutherland, Andrew Bowkett

152-163
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Effect of different infrared basking lamps on the heating effectiveness and desiccation of gelatine models: Implications for zoo animal husbandry

Sin Yi Choi, Christopher J. Michaels, Danielle Free, Tom Wells

164-172
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Findings and refinements from a decade of applying the Cetacean Welfare Assessment (“C-Well”) to multiple species on public display

Isabella Clegg, Rhiannon Schultz

173-185
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Evidence Based Practice

Evaluating retention of Subcutaneous Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT Tag) to individually identify captive Lake Pátzcuaro salamanders Ambystoma dumerilii

Adam Bland, Gerardo Garcia, Omar Dominguez, Rodolfo Perez, Richard Preziosi

186-191
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