Administered short-term for situational stressors like thunderstorms or veterinary visits. Applications Across Different Species

Zoo and wildlife medicine have embraced behavioral monitoring as a preventive tool. Keepers trained in ethology can detect subtle changes in a gorilla’s feeding pattern or an elephant’s nocturnal restlessness days before a blood test shows infection. This “behavioral surveillance” has saved countless lives, allowing early intervention for everything from colic to cardiac disease.

within clinical veterinary practice, highlighting how 2026 trends are reshaping our understanding of the animal patient. 1. The Neurobiological Basis of Welfare