The domesticated Thai elephants as a sustainable resource : a comparative behavioural study on camp and zoo elephants
In this study the welfare among domesticated Asian elephants in Thailand (Maximus indicus) and Zoo elephants in Sweden and Thailand were investigated. The aim of the study was to see if elephants owned by local people and hired by camp managers showed a higher frequency of stereotypic behaviour than...
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SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health (until 231231)
2008
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| author | Wallmark, Charlotte |
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| description | In this study the welfare among domesticated Asian elephants in Thailand (Maximus indicus) and Zoo elephants in Sweden and Thailand were investigated. The aim of the study was to see if elephants owned by local people and hired by camp managers showed a higher frequency of stereotypic behaviour than those owned by the camp, if zoo elephant perform a lot of stereotypic behaviours and what could be done to the decrease that level, if calves contribute to an increased welfare of their mothers and what could be done to ease the problems connected with musth in bulls. The study was performed at two different camps in Thailand; Thai Elephant Conservation Centre (TECC) and Surin Elephant Study Centre (SESC) and three zoos; Dusit Zoo, Borås Zoo and Kolmården Zoo. In total 39 individuals were studied and their behaviour was recorded each minute in a time interval protocol during four hours. Interviews were also carried out with mahouts and elephant keepers. No significant difference was seen in time-budget when comparing the two camps in Thailand. At Dusit zoo the level of stereotypic behaviour was higher than expected while little stereotypic behaviour was observed at the Swedish zoos. Altered feeding regimes will most probably decrease the level of stereotypic behaviour. Calves contribute to low level of stereotypic behaviour among their mothers and a wider variety of behaviours were seen. More money should be invested in research concerning musth control as musth related problems causes large animal welfare problems. |
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| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
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| publishDate | 2008 |
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| spelling | RepoSLU107832017-09-13T08:42:34Z The domesticated Thai elephants as a sustainable resource : a comparative behavioural study on camp and zoo elephants Wallmark, Charlotte elephant welfare Thailand mahout maximus indicus stereotypic domesticated behaviour In this study the welfare among domesticated Asian elephants in Thailand (Maximus indicus) and Zoo elephants in Sweden and Thailand were investigated. The aim of the study was to see if elephants owned by local people and hired by camp managers showed a higher frequency of stereotypic behaviour than those owned by the camp, if zoo elephant perform a lot of stereotypic behaviours and what could be done to the decrease that level, if calves contribute to an increased welfare of their mothers and what could be done to ease the problems connected with musth in bulls. The study was performed at two different camps in Thailand; Thai Elephant Conservation Centre (TECC) and Surin Elephant Study Centre (SESC) and three zoos; Dusit Zoo, Borås Zoo and Kolmården Zoo. In total 39 individuals were studied and their behaviour was recorded each minute in a time interval protocol during four hours. Interviews were also carried out with mahouts and elephant keepers. No significant difference was seen in time-budget when comparing the two camps in Thailand. At Dusit zoo the level of stereotypic behaviour was higher than expected while little stereotypic behaviour was observed at the Swedish zoos. Altered feeding regimes will most probably decrease the level of stereotypic behaviour. Calves contribute to low level of stereotypic behaviour among their mothers and a wider variety of behaviours were seen. More money should be invested in research concerning musth control as musth related problems causes large animal welfare problems. I denna studie undersötes välfärden hos domesticerade asiatiska elefanter (Maximus indicus) i Thailand samt hos djurparkselefanter i Sverige och Thailand. Studiens syfte var att ta reda på om elefanter som ägdes av lokalbefolkningen och som hyrdes ut till elefantcenter uppvisade en högre frekvens stereotypisk beteende än dem som ägdes av centren direkt, om zooelefanter uppvisade en hög frekvens stereotypiskt beteende och vad man kan göra för att sänka nivån, om kalvar bidrar till ökad välfärd för sin mamma och vad som kan göras för att minska de mustrelaterade problemen hos tjurar. Studien utfördes på två elefantcenter i Thailand; Thai Elephant Conservation Centre (TECC) och Surin Elephant Study Centre (SESC) samt tre djurparker; Dusit Zoo, Borås Djurpark och Kolmårdens Djurpark. Totalt studerades 39 individer vars beteende registrerades i ett protokoll var minut under fyra timmars tid. Intervjuer hölls med mahouter och elefantskötare. Ingen signifikant skillnad sågs vid jämförelse av de två centren i Thailand. På Dusit Zoo var nivån stereotypt beteende högre än förväntat och lite stereotypt beteende sågs i de svenska djurparkerna. Förändringar i utfodringsrutiner har störst påverkan för att minska stereotypt beteende. Kalvar bidrar till en låg nivå av stereotyp beteende hos sina mammor samt ett mer varierat beteende. Mer pengar bör investeras i forskning kring kontrollen av must eftersom mustrelaterade problem orsakar sämre välfärd hos elefanterna. SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health (until 231231) 2008 L3 eng swe https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/10783/ |
| spellingShingle | elephant welfare Thailand mahout maximus indicus stereotypic domesticated behaviour Wallmark, Charlotte The domesticated Thai elephants as a sustainable resource : a comparative behavioural study on camp and zoo elephants |
| title | The domesticated Thai elephants as a sustainable resource : a comparative behavioural study on camp and zoo elephants |
| title_full | The domesticated Thai elephants as a sustainable resource : a comparative behavioural study on camp and zoo elephants |
| title_fullStr | The domesticated Thai elephants as a sustainable resource : a comparative behavioural study on camp and zoo elephants |
| title_full_unstemmed | The domesticated Thai elephants as a sustainable resource : a comparative behavioural study on camp and zoo elephants |
| title_short | The domesticated Thai elephants as a sustainable resource : a comparative behavioural study on camp and zoo elephants |
| title_sort | domesticated thai elephants as a sustainable resource : a comparative behavioural study on camp and zoo elephants |
| topic | elephant welfare Thailand mahout maximus indicus stereotypic domesticated behaviour |