TY - BOOK ID - 138602387 TI - Assessing the Environmental Adaptation of Wildlife and Production Animals : Applications of Physiological Indices and Welfare Assessment Tools PY - 2021 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - non-invasive KW - bioindicator KW - pollution KW - stress KW - welfare KW - constructed wetland KW - glucocorticoid KW - urban river KW - reindeer KW - glucocorticoids KW - validation KW - rodents KW - ecological immunology KW - natural antibodies KW - haptoglobin KW - neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio KW - immune strategy KW - vector-borne pathogens KW - parasitology KW - zoonosis KW - thermal imaging KW - koalas KW - body temperature KW - heat/cold stress KW - thermoregulation KW - substrate KW - Zoo KW - protocol KW - veterinary assessment KW - Punjab urial KW - body condition KW - behavior KW - Pakistan KW - red deer KW - hind KW - reproduction KW - progesterone KW - cortisol KW - hair KW - Asian elephant KW - saliva KW - immunoglobulin A KW - circadian rhythm KW - Panthera tigris tigris KW - Panthera tigris altaica KW - siberian KW - tigers KW - bengal tigers KW - captive KW - biochemical parameter KW - serum protein electrophoresis KW - Cervus elaphus KW - plasma KW - feces KW - hunting KW - zoo KW - faecal analysis KW - glucocorticoid metabolites KW - enzyme immunoassay KW - roe deer KW - blood parameters KW - prognostic factors KW - blood lactate concentration KW - biomarkers KW - captivity-induced stress KW - fecal glucocorticoid metabolites KW - physiological stress in rodents KW - oxytocin KW - boar KW - ejaculation KW - wildlife KW - environmental stress KW - urbanisation KW - birds KW - n/a UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138602387 AB - 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. ER -