Personality and sociality in captive animals: implications for management Dr. Giovanni Quintavalle Pastorino Matr. n. R10497 ABSTRACT Interactions that animals experience can have a significant influence on their health and welfare. These interactions can occur between animals themselves, but also between animals and keepers, and animals and the public. Human and non-human animals come into contact with each other in a variety of settings, and wherever there is contact there is the opportunity for interaction to take place. Interaction with companion animals are well known, but human–animal interaction (HAR) (Hosey, 2008) also occurs in the context of farms (Hemsworth and Gonyou, 1997; Hemsworth, 2003), laboratories (Chang and Hart, 2002), zoos (Kreger and Mench, 1995) and even the wild (e.g. Cassini, 2001). This PhD proposes an articulated monitoring scheme to record animal-human interactions and animal-animal interactions in selected zoos and farms. This was accompanied by a survey of animal personality in several institutions in the UK and Italy for welfare, husbandry, breeding programs and reintroduction purposes. The methodological approach was based on direct monitoring of animal behaviour, videos of keeper-animal interactions and animal personality questionnaires completed by experienced keepers and animal handlers. The goal of this project is to create a network between zoos to explore the aforementioned interactions to produce husbandry protocols and explore personality and behavioural traits in multiple species. We present data regarding African lions, Asiatic lion, Sumatran tigers, Brown bears and sloth bears (ZSL London and Whipsnade zoo) interactions with humans and conspecifics and personality profiles from five different dairy cattle breeds. This data is collected across a broad range of environmental conditions and outlines the monitoring protocols developed to collect this data. The data show the great adaptability of these species to ex situ environments, low or absent negative impact of visitors’ presence and the relevance of individual personality in these interactions.

PERSONALITY AND SOCIALITY IN CAPTIVE ANIMALS: IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT / G. Quintavalle Pastorino ; Paul Pearce-kelly, Senior Curator Invertebrates and Lower Vertebrates at Zoological Society of London,Regent's Park ,London NW4RY Paul.Pearce-Kelly@zsl.org ; tutor: M. Albertini ; coordinator: F. Gandolfi. DIPARTIMENTO DI MEDICINA VETERINARIA, 2017 Apr 04. 29. ciclo, Anno Accademico 2016. [10.13130/quintavalle-pastorino-giovanni_phd2017-04-04].

PERSONALITY AND SOCIALITY IN CAPTIVE ANIMALS: IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT

G. QUINTAVALLE PASTORINO
2017

Abstract

Personality and sociality in captive animals: implications for management Dr. Giovanni Quintavalle Pastorino Matr. n. R10497 ABSTRACT Interactions that animals experience can have a significant influence on their health and welfare. These interactions can occur between animals themselves, but also between animals and keepers, and animals and the public. Human and non-human animals come into contact with each other in a variety of settings, and wherever there is contact there is the opportunity for interaction to take place. Interaction with companion animals are well known, but human–animal interaction (HAR) (Hosey, 2008) also occurs in the context of farms (Hemsworth and Gonyou, 1997; Hemsworth, 2003), laboratories (Chang and Hart, 2002), zoos (Kreger and Mench, 1995) and even the wild (e.g. Cassini, 2001). This PhD proposes an articulated monitoring scheme to record animal-human interactions and animal-animal interactions in selected zoos and farms. This was accompanied by a survey of animal personality in several institutions in the UK and Italy for welfare, husbandry, breeding programs and reintroduction purposes. The methodological approach was based on direct monitoring of animal behaviour, videos of keeper-animal interactions and animal personality questionnaires completed by experienced keepers and animal handlers. The goal of this project is to create a network between zoos to explore the aforementioned interactions to produce husbandry protocols and explore personality and behavioural traits in multiple species. We present data regarding African lions, Asiatic lion, Sumatran tigers, Brown bears and sloth bears (ZSL London and Whipsnade zoo) interactions with humans and conspecifics and personality profiles from five different dairy cattle breeds. This data is collected across a broad range of environmental conditions and outlines the monitoring protocols developed to collect this data. The data show the great adaptability of these species to ex situ environments, low or absent negative impact of visitors’ presence and the relevance of individual personality in these interactions.
4-apr-2017
Settore VET/02 - Fisiologia Veterinaria
personality; sociality; ex situ; animal management
ALBERTINI, MARIANGELA
GANDOLFI, FULVIO
Doctoral Thesis
PERSONALITY AND SOCIALITY IN CAPTIVE ANIMALS: IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT / G. Quintavalle Pastorino ; Paul Pearce-kelly, Senior Curator Invertebrates and Lower Vertebrates at Zoological Society of London,Regent's Park ,London NW4RY Paul.Pearce-Kelly@zsl.org ; tutor: M. Albertini ; coordinator: F. Gandolfi. DIPARTIMENTO DI MEDICINA VETERINARIA, 2017 Apr 04. 29. ciclo, Anno Accademico 2016. [10.13130/quintavalle-pastorino-giovanni_phd2017-04-04].
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