• Facial expression : an under-utilised tool for the assessment of welfare in mammals 

      Descovich, Kris; Wathan, J.; Leach, M.C.; Buchanan-Smith, H. M.; Flecknell, P.; Farningham, D.; Vick, S. J. (Altweb (Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT)), 2017-02-08)
      Animal welfare is a key issue for industries that use or impact upon animals. The accurate identification of welfare states is particularly relevant to the field of bioscience, where the 3Rs framework encourages refinement ...
    • Potential impact of construction noise on selected zoo animals 

      Jakob-Hoff, Richard; Kingan, Michael; Fenemore, Chiaki; Schmid, Gian; Cockrem, John; Crackle, Amanda.; van Bemmel, Emily; Connor, Rebecca; Descovich, Kris (MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2019-07-31)
      SIMPLE SUMMARY: Animals in zoos can adapt to many noises they hear on a regular basis. However, construction noise that is intense or occurs unpredictably may negatively impact the welfare state of some animals and induce ...