ReviewVeterinary sciences2022
Welfare Assessment Tools in Zoos: From Theory to Practice.
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- A study of animal welfare in 11 species across 16 Zoos using M-AWAG and its correlations with environmental variables.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Advancing evidence-informed practice in modern zoos: research priorities for animal welfare, conservation, and social legitimacy.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
- From theory to practice: A case study on estimating the costs of improving animal welfare on Simmental alpine dairy farms.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Animal welfare definitions, frameworks, and assessment tools: Advancing the measurement and laying the foundation for improved animal welfare through a three-step approach.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2025Review
- An update on captive cetacean welfare.PeerJ · 2025Review
- Validation of indicators for the welfare assessment of captive Yangtze finless porpoises (Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2025Article
- Using the Welfare Quality® framework to develop a welfare assessment protocol for captive chimpanzees (Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2025Review
- Standardised scoring system to assess the welfare of Yangtze finless porpoises (Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2025Article
- Laying the groundwork for reptile welfare assessment in zoos and private keeping: A literature-based proposal.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2025Review
- From concept to action: Operationalising animal welfare strategies in zoos and aquaria.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2025Review
- The impact of parasitic diseases on dromedary camel (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Approach to Assessing and Promoting Animal Welfare in Collaboration with Universities.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Comparison of animal welfare assessment tools and methodologies: need for an effective approach for captive elephants in Asia.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Review
- Simplifying the Animal Welfare Assessment Grid for enhanced accessibility.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
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Abstract
Zoos are increasingly implementing formalized animal welfare assessment programs to allow monitoring of welfare over time, as well as to aid in resource prioritization. These programs tend to rely on assessment tools that incorporate resource-based and observational animal-focused measures. A narrative review of the literature was conducted to bring together recent studies examining welfare assessment methods in zoo animals. A summary of these methods is provided, with advantages and limitations of the approaches presented. We then highlight practical considerations with respect to implementation of these tools into practice, for example scoring schemes, weighting of criteria, and innate animal factors for consideration. It is concluded that there would be value in standardizing guidelines for development of welfare assessment tools since zoo accreditation bodies rarely prescribe these. There is also a need to develop taxon or species-specific assessment tools to complement more generic processes and more directly inform welfare management.
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