Items where Author is "Ward, SJ"
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WILLIAMS, E., SADLER, J., RUTTER, S.M., MANCINI, C., NAWROTH, C., NEARY, J.M., WARD, S.J., CHARLTON, G. and BEAVER, A., 2024. Human-animal interactions and machine-animal interactions in animals under human care: a summary of stakeholder and researcher perceptions and future directions. Animal Welfare, 33: e27. ISSN 0962-7286
WARD, S.J., HOSEY, G., WILLIAMS, E. and BAILEY, R., 2024. Enrichment and animal age, not biological variables, predict positive welfare indicators in zoo-housed carnivores. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 270: 106006. ISSN 0168-1591
WILLIAMS, E., HUNTON, V., HOSEY, G. and WARD, S.J., 2023. The impact of visitors on non-primate species in zoos: a quantitative review. Animals, 13 (7): 1178. ISSN 2076-2615
BURKHARD, M.E., RANGE, F., WARD, S.J. and ROBINSON, L.M., 2023. Bonded by nature: humans form equally strong and reciprocated bonds with similar raised dogs and wolves. Frontiers in Psychology, 13: 1044940. ISSN 1664-1078
FROST, N., CARTER, A., VERNON, M., ARMSTRONG, S., WALSH, N.D., COLWILL, M., TURNER-JEPSON, L., WARD, S.J. and WILLIAMS, E., 2022. Behavioural changes in zoo animals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a long-term, multi species comparison. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 3 (4), pp. 586-615. ISSN 2673-5636
WILLIAMS, E., CARTER, A., RENDLE, J., FONTANI, S., WALSH, N.D., ARMSTRONG, S., HICKMAN, S., VAGLIO, S. and WARD, S.J., 2022. The impact of COVID-19 zoo closures on behavioural and physiological parameters of welfare in primates. Animals, 12 (13): 1622.
TUITE, E.K., MOSS, S.A., PHILLIPS, C.J. and WARD, S.J., 2022. Why are enrichment practices in zoos difficult to implement effectively? Animals, 12 (5): 554. ISSN 2076-2615
MELFI, V., SKYNER, L., BIRKE, L., WARD, S.J., SHAW, W.S. and HOSEY, G., 2021. Furred and feathered friends: how attached are zookeepers to the animals in their care? Zoo Biology. ISSN 0733-3188
FINGLAND, K., WARD, S.J., BATES, A.J. and BREMNER‐HARRISON, S., 2021. A systematic review into the suitability of urban refugia for the Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris. Mammal Review. ISSN 0305-1838
WILLIAMS, E., CARTER, A., RENDLE, J. and WARD, S.J., 2021. Understanding impacts of zoo visitors: quantifying behavioural changes of two popular zoo species during COVID-19 closures. Applied Animal Behaviour Science: 105253. ISSN 0168-1591
SPOONER, S.L., FARNWORTH, M.J., WARD, S.J. and WHITEHOUSE-TEDD, K.M., 2021. Conservation education: are zoo animals effective ambassadors and is there any cost to their welfare? Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2 (1), pp. 41-65. ISSN 2673-5636
WILLIAMS, E., CARTER, A., RENDLE, J. and WARD, S.J., 2021. Impacts of COVID-19 on animals in zoos: a longitudinal multi-species analysis. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2 (2), pp. 130-145. ISSN 2673-5636
FOREMAN-WORSLEY, R., FINKA, L.R., WARD, S.J. and FARNWORTH, M.J., 2021. Indoors or outdoors? An international exploration of owner demographics and decision making associated with lifestyle of pet cats. Animals, 11 (2): 253. ISSN 2076-2615
WARD, S.J., WILLIAMS, E., GROVES, G., MARSH, S. and MORGAN, D., 2020. Using zoo welfare assessments to identify common issues in developing country zoos. Animals, 10 (11): 2101. ISSN 2076-2615
RENDLE, J., JACKSON, B., HOORN, S.V., YEAP, L., WARREN, K., DONALDSON, R., WARD, S.J., VOGELNEST, L., MCLELLAND, D., LYNCH, M., VITALI, S., SAYERS, G., WYSS, F., WEBSTER, D., SNIPP, R. and VAUGHAN-HIGGINS, R., 2020. A retrospective study of macropod progressive periodontal disease ("lumpy jaw") in captive macropods across Australia and Europe: using data from the past to inform future macropod management. Animals.
HOSEY, G., WARD, S.J., FERGUSON, A., JENKINS, H. and HILL, S.P., 2020. Zoo‐housed mammals do not avoid giving birth on weekends. Zoo Biology. ISSN 0733-3188
RENDLE, J., YEAP, L., JACKSON, B., WARREN, K., WARD, S.J., DONALDSON, R., MAYBERRY, C., RICHARDSON, J. and VAUGHAN-HIGGINS, R., 2020. Prevalence of macropod progressive periodontal disease ("lumpy jaw") in wild western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus). Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 69 (4). ISSN 2694-7684
PATEL, F., WEMELSFELDER, F. and WARD, S.J., 2019. Using qualitative behaviour assessment to investigate human-animal relationships in zoo-Housed giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis). Animals, 9 (6), p. 381. ISSN 2076-2615
WARD, S.J., SHERWEN, S. and CLARK, F.E., 2018. Advances in applied zoo animal welfare science. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 21 (sup1), pp. 23-33. ISSN 1088-8705
RENDLE, J., MCCORMICK, W. and WARD, S.J., 2018. Behaviour and enclosure use of captive parma wallabies (Macropus parma): an assessment of compatibility within a mixed-species exhibit. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 6 (2), pp. 63-68. ISSN 2214-7594
WARD, S.J., CAMPO, M. and LISTE, G., 2017. The effects of artificial rearing and fostering on the growth, carcass and meat quality of lambs. Small Ruminant Research, 149, pp. 16-22. ISSN 0921-4488
HOSEY, G., MELFI, V., FORMELLA, I., WARD, S.J., TOKARSKI, M., BRUNGER, D., BRICE, S. and HILL, S.P., 2016. Is wounding aggression in zoo-housed chimpanzees and ring-tailed lemurs related to zoo visitor numbers? Zoo Biology. ISSN 0733-3188
WARD, S.J. and MELFI, V., 2015. Keeper-animal interactions: differences between the behaviour of zoo animals affect stockmanship. PLoS ONE, 10 (10): e0140237. ISSN 1932-6203
WARD, S.J. and MELFI, V., 2013. The implications of husbandry training on zoo animal response rates. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 147 (12), pp. 179-185. ISSN 0168-1591
WARD, S.J., LISTE, G. and TINARWO, A., 2011. Attitudes of UK sheep farmers towards fostering methods: a national survey. Small Ruminant Research, 99 (23), pp. 87-92. ISSN 0921-4488
Chapter in book
WARD, S.J. and SHERWEN, S., 2019. Zoo animals. In: G. HOSEY and V. MELFI, eds., Anthrozoology: human-animal interactions in domesticated and wild animals. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 81-103. ISBN 9780198753636
WILLIAMS, E., BREMNER-HARRISON, S. and WARD, S.J., 2018. Can we meet the needs of social species in zoos? An overview of the impact of group housing on welfare in socially housed zoo mammals. In: M. BERGER and S. CORBETT, eds., Zoo animals: husbandry, welfare and public interactions. Animal science, issues and research . Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers. ISBN 9781536135350
WARD, S.J. and MELFI, V., 2011. The positive reinforcement effect: reduction of an animal's latency to respond to keepers' cues. In: E.A. PAJOR and J.N. MARCHANT-FORDE, eds., Proceedings of the 45th Congress of the International Society of Applied Ethology (ISAE), Indianapolis, USA, 31 July - 4 August 2011. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, p. 82. ISBN 9789086861798
Conference contribution
WARD, S.J., 2017. Animal welfare implications of keeper-animal-interactions & relationships. In: Zoos and Aquariums as Welfare Centres: Ethical Dimensions and Global Commitment. 4th International Animal Welfare Symposium/Congress, Detroit Zoological Society, Detroit, MI, USA, 4-6 May 2017.
WARD, S.J., 2016. Human-animal-interactions and their impact on zoo animal behaviour. In: CIRCLE Research Conference, Flamingo Land, Malton, North Yorks, 2016.
WARD, S.J., 2015. Keeper-animal interactions: differences in stockmanship affect zoo animal behaviour. In: Behaviour 2015 International Symposium, Cairns, Australia, 9-14 August 2015.
WARD, S.J., 2015. What can we (zoo scientists) learn from agricultural research? And what can they learn from us? In: 17th Annual BIAZA Research Conference, Dublin Zoo, Dublin, Ireland, 7-8 July 2015.
WARD, S.J., 2013. The positive reinforcement training effect: reduction of an animal's latency to respond to keeper cues. In: 2nd International Symposium on Zoo Animal Welfare: Innovations and Future Direction, Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, ILL, USA, 5-6 June 2013.
Edited book
MELFI, V.A., DOREY, N.R. and WARD, S.J., 2020. Zoo animal learning and training. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley. ISBN 9781118968536
Newspaper or popular journal contribution
WARD, S.J., 2016. In defence of zoos: how captivity helps conservation. The Conversation.