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Management factors affecting physical health and welfare of tourist camp elephants in Thailand.
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- Animal Tourism: Thai Caregivers' Perspectives on Their Relationships with Elephants and Tigers.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and international travel ban on elephant tourist camp management in northern Thailand.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- How Tourist Preference and Satisfaction Can Contribute to Improved Welfare Standards at Elephant Tourism Venues in Thailand.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Effect of Tourist Activities on Fecal and Salivary Glucocorticoids and Immunoglobulin A in Female Captive Asian Elephants in Thailand.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
- Welfare Assessment and Activities of Captive Elephants in Thailand.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Review
- Commonalities in Management and Husbandry Factors Important for Health and Welfare of Captive Elephants in North America and Thailand.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Review
- Circadian Rhythm of Salivary Immunoglobulin A and Associations with Cortisol as A Stress Biomarker in Captive Asian Elephants (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
- Non-Invasive Assessment of Physiological Stress in Captive Asian Elephants.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundVariation in management across elephant camps likely has differential effects on the well-being of elephants.
methodsThis study calculated body condition, foot health and skin wound scores (WSs) for 122 elephants from 15 elephant camps in Chiang Mai province, and examined relationships to management factors using a multi-variable modeling approach.
resultsThe majority of elephants had high body condition scores (BCS) indicative of being overweight or obese, mild foot problems, but few visible wounds. Females had higher BCSs than males, as did elephants provided a water source at night. Increasing age was associated with higher foot and WSs. Higher WSs were observed in about a quarter of the cases where mahouts carried a hook. Wounds related to saddle riding were rare. Elephants that rested on sand floors at night had a decreased risk of high WSs compared to elephants that rested on compact dirt floors. DISCUSSION: Findings emphasize the need for elephant camps to adjust management activities that negatively affect body condition (e.g., feeding too many sweet treats), foot health (e.g., hard substrates) and wounding (e.g., misuse of equipment) to improve health and welfare of this population.
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