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dc.contributor.authorBrando, Sabrinaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorKooistra, Nynkeen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHosey, Geoffen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-17T01:06:27Z-
dc.date.available2019-12-17T01:06:27Z-
dc.date.issued2019en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/30548-
dc.description.abstractPublished studies suggest that some dolphins find swim-with-dolphin (SWD) enriching or are hardly affected by it, while others find this stressful. In this study we investigated whether there are behavioural changes in dolphins after controlled SWD sessions in comparison with periods immediately before the session or at times when no session is due; and whether these behavioural changes indicate enhanced or reduced welfare. The study was undertaken at Dolphin Academy in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, between May and June 2017. Thirteen dolphins were subjects, four male and nine females with ages ranging from 4yrs to 32yrs. Observations of dolphins took place in any of the five semi-open water pools and constituted of 30-minute focal animal sessions. These were timed to occur during the 30 minutes immediately before the start of a scheduled SWD session (‘before’), during the 30 minutes immediately following the same session (‘after’), and during a 30-minute period when the animal was not about to be part of a session or had not just finished a session (‘control’). Sessions for observation were chosen opportunistically according to the timetable used by the facility. Two ethograms were used, one for state behaviours and one for event behaviours. A total of 184 30-minute observations periods were completed, divided between the three different conditions. A minimum of six before-after pairs was possible for all subjects except one dolphin. Multiple regression produced significant models for several behaviours, but the significant predictors were mostly the pool in which observations occurred or the presence of disturbance or trainers, but not condition. It appears in our study that the welfare of the dolphins was neither compromised nor improved by taking part in the SWD sessions. There is no evidence in our data that taking part in a SWD session in itself has any impact on the behaviour of the dolphins, but that in all conditions (before, after and control) they spend time responding to the presence of trainers or disturbance, both in their own pool and in neighbouring pools. Further research should address the question whether the effects of disturbances and the presence of trainers are compromising or improving the welfare of the dolphins, and whether the increased interaction with trainers due to the SWD sessions is itself enriching for the animals.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherEuropean Association of Zoos and Aquariaen_UK
dc.relationBrando S, Kooistra N & Hosey G (2019) Pre and post session behaviour of captive bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus involved in "Swim-with-Dolphin" events. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 7 (4), pp. 195-202. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v7i4.440en_UK
dc.rightsAuthors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/en_UK
dc.subjecthuman-animal interactionen_UK
dc.subjectanimal welfareen_UK
dc.subjecttursiops truncatusen_UK
dc.subjectswim-with-dolphinen_UK
dc.titlePre and post session behaviour of captive bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus involved in "Swim-with-Dolphin" eventsen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.19227/jzar.v7i4.440en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleJournal of Zoo and Aquarium Researchen_UK
dc.citation.issn2214-7594en_UK
dc.citation.volume7en_UK
dc.citation.issue4en_UK
dc.citation.spage195en_UK
dc.citation.epage202en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.citation.date31/10/2019en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationPsychologyen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Groningenen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Boltonen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000493927000007en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid1495697en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-4283-3444en_UK
dc.date.accepted2019-10-14en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2019-10-14en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2019-12-16en_UK
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorBrando, Sabrina|0000-0002-4283-3444en_UK
local.rioxx.authorKooistra, Nynke|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHosey, Geoff|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2019-12-16en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/|2019-12-16|en_UK
local.rioxx.filename440-Article Text-3243-1-10-20191030.pdfen_UK
local.rioxx.filecount1en_UK
local.rioxx.source2214-7594en_UK
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