Effects of Positive Reinforcement Training and Novel Object Exposure on Salivary Cortisol Levels under Consideration of Individual Variation in Captive African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Regular training for medical or enrichment purposes and the provision of environmental enrichment, such as varied feeding schedules and novel objects, are part of the management of African elephants in zoos. The present study aimed to find out whether training and enrichment in the f...

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Autores principales: Hambrecht, Susan, Oerke, Ann-Kathrin, Heistermann, Michael, Hartig, Johannes, Dierkes, Paul W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8698154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34944300
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11123525

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8698154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34944300
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11123525

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