Effects of Enclosure Complexity and Design on Behaviour and Physiology in Captive Animals.
Andrew C SmithPaul E RoseClaudia Mettke-HofmannPublished in: Animals : an open access journal from MDPI (2024)
Individual animals in managed populations are subject to controlled social and physical environmental conditions that impact their behaviour patterns, choice of social associates, ability to experience positive welfare states, and ultimately their overall health status and quality of life [...].