04839nam 2201297z- 450 991055740490332120210501(CKB)5400000000043627(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/68436(oapen)doab68436(EXLCZ)99540000000004362720202105d2021 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAssessing the Environmental Adaptation of Wildlife and Production AnimalsApplications of Physiological Indices and Welfare Assessment ToolsBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20211 online resource (190 p.)3-0365-0142-8 3-0365-0143-6 Wild animals under human care as well as domesticated farm production animals are often exposed to environmental changes (e.g., capture and transportation). Short-term or acute changes in physiological indices (e.g., heart rate, respiration, body temperatures, immune cells, and stress hormonal biomarkers) provide crucial information regarding the responses of animals to novel environments, and they could provide crucial determining factors for the long-term health and welfare of animals. This Special Issue includes experimental research papers that demonstrate the applications of physiological indices and welfare assessment methods (e.g., morphological and morphometric data, behavioural assessments, thermal profiles, and physiological markers) in any wildlife or production animal (e.g., rescued and rehabilitating animals, pets, competition animals, farm animals, and zoo animals), in response to environmental and management related factors. The goal is to provide examples of new research and techniques that can be used to monitor short- and long-term environmental adaptation of animals under human care.Assessing the Environmental Adaptation of Wildlife and Production AnimalsBiology, life sciencesbicsscResearch & information: generalbicsscZoology & animal sciencesbicsscAsian elephantbehaviorbengal tigersbiochemical parameterbioindicatorbiomarkersbirdsblood lactate concentrationblood parametersboarbody conditionbody temperaturecaptivecaptivity-induced stressCervus elaphuscircadian rhythmconstructed wetlandcortisolecological immunologyejaculationenvironmental stressenzyme immunoassayfaecal analysisfecal glucocorticoid metabolitesfecesglucocorticoidglucocorticoid metabolitesglucocorticoidshairhaptoglobinheat/cold stresshindhuntingimmune strategyimmunoglobulin Akoalasn/anatural antibodiesneutrophil to lymphocyte rationon-invasiveoxytocinPakistanPanthera tigris altaicaPanthera tigris tigrisparasitologyphysiological stress in rodentsplasmapollutionprogesteroneprognostic factorsprotocolPunjab urialred deerreindeerreproductionrodentsroe deersalivaserum protein electrophoresissiberianstresssubstratethermal imagingthermoregulationtigersurban riverurbanisationvalidationvector-borne pathogensveterinary assessmentwelfarewildlifezooZoozoonosisBiology, life sciencesResearch & information: generalZoology & animal sciencesNarayan Edwardedt1332999Narayan EdwardothBOOK9910557404903321Assessing the Environmental Adaptation of Wildlife and Production Animals3041216UNINA