Behavioral Ecology of Captive Species: Using Bibliographic Information to Assess Pet Suitability of Mammal Species
| Autor: | Bert Ipema, Rudi M. de Mol, Paul Koene |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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pet suitability framework
040301 veterinary sciences medicine.medical_treatment Ecology (disciplines) Pet animal Animal-assisted therapy Captivity Behavioral ecology companion animal behavioral needs Biology Animal Welfare 0403 veterinary science welfare risks Welfare risks Dierenwelzijn en gezondheid pet animal exotic pet Animal welfare best professional judgment medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology Exotic pet Animal Health & Welfare Original Research lcsh:Veterinary medicine General Veterinary business.industry Ecology 05 social sciences Environmental resource management Stakeholder 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences behavioral ecology Behavioral needs Best professional judgment Animal Health Companion animal HAR Pet suitability framework lcsh:SF600-1100 Mammal Pet Animals Veterinary Science business |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 3(MAY) Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 3 (2016) Frontiers in Veterinary Science Frontiers in Veterinary Science 3 (2016) MAY |
| ISSN: | 2297-1769 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fvets.2016.00035 |
| Popis: | Which mammal species are suitable to be kept as pet? For answering this question many factors have to be considered. Animals have many adaptations to their natural environment in which they have evolved that may cause adaptation problems and/or risks in captivity. Problems may be visible in behavior, welfare, health, and/or human-animal interaction, resulting, for example, in stereotypies, disease, and fear. A framework is developed in which bibliographic information of mammal species from the wild and captive environment is collected and assessed by three teams of animal scientists. Oneliners from literature about behavioral ecology, health, and welfare and human-animal relationship of 90 mammal species are collected by team 1 in a database and strength of behavioral needs and risks is assessed by team 2. Based on summaries of those strengths the suitability of the mammal species is assessed by team 3. Involvement of stakeholders for supplying bibliographic information and assessments was propagated. Combining the individual and subjective assessments of the scientists using statistical methods makes the final assessment of a rank order of suitability as pet of those species less biased and more objective. The framework is dynamic and produces an initial rank ordered list of the pet suitability of 90 mammal species, methods to add new mammal species to the list or remove animals from the list and a method to incorporate stakeholder assessments. A model is developed that allows for provisional classification of pet suitability. Periodical update of the pet suitability framework is expected to produce an updated list with increased reliability and accuracy. Furthermore, the framework could be further developed to assess the pet suitability of additional species of other animal groups, e.g., birds, reptiles, and amphibians. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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