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Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú
Print version ISSN 1609-9117
Abstract
ALVAREZ CHAVARRIA, Paula et al. The Five Domains Model for the evaluation of animal welfare: case of an African lion ( Panthera leo ). Rev. investig. vet. Perú [online]. 2023, vol.34, n.3, e23920. Epub June 29, 2023. ISSN 1609-9117. http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v34i3.23920.
The Five Domains Model is a tool to evaluate the state of animal welfare in captivity through the monitoring of subjective, both negative and positive experiences. There are four physical and functional domains: nutrition, environment, health and behavior; while the fifth domain called mental state is an affective experience. In cases where all domains reach an optimal state, the animal is said to be in good health. In this report, The Five Domains Model was applied to evaluate the management of animal welfare of a resident lion of the Simón Bolívar National Zoological Park and Botanical Garden, Costa Rica, during osteoarthritis treatment received between May and December 2016.
Keywords : animal welfare; five domains; management; zoo; African lion.