Many wild animals perform hiding behaviours for a variety of reasons, such as evading predators or other conspecifics. Unlike their wild counterparts, farmed animals often live in relatively barren environments without the opportunity to hide. Researchers have begun to study the impact of access to ...

Wild Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), which are native to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and surrounding areas, have been kept in captivity as an effective way to conserve musk deer ex situ and sustainably utilize musk resources. From 1 November to 31 December of 2019, the behaviors of 40...

The effects of stocking density on the social behaviour, activity patterns and growth rates of yearling red deer hinds reared at pasture, were measured. Twenty individuals were assigned to 2 groups of 10 in a Latin square design. During period 1 (28 days), group 1 was kept at a low stocking...

In order to estimate the health risk of airborne fungi to deer and workers, the air samples of 5 deer houses were collected by Andersen-6 air sampler and detected by fungal isolation and culture technique. The results showed that the concentration of the aerosol fungi from the 5 houses distribute...

Social behaviour of the chital (Axis axis) or spotted deer includes grooming, play, antagonistic, and reproductive behaviour. The comparative study was conducted in captivity and in the wild, using scan sampling technique to examine the effect of captivity on social behaviour. Captive animals...

This paper will start with briefly outlining the recent domestication history of red deer (Cervus elaphus) and fallow deer (Dama dama), followed by a description of the present status of modern deer farming. It will then review the main welfare issues of deer farming. The following aspects will be...

Animal-welfare-assessment protocols are important for identifying welfare problems in conservation programs. This study aimed to develop a baseline welfare protocol for the assessment of the welfare of Patagonian huemuls (Hippocamelus bisulcus) in conservation centers. This protocol is based on the ...