Table 1.

Principles, criteria and indicators of the protocol to assess welfare in captive dorcas gazelles. There are 10 animal-based indicators (indicated by ‘*’) and 13 resource or management-based indicators.

Principles	Criteria	Indicators
Good Feeding	Absence of prolonged hunger	1.1.Body condition *
	2.Absence of prolonged thirst	2.1.Number of water points 2.2.Availability of water 2.3.Cleanliness of the water points
Good Housing	3.Thermal comfort	3.1.Availability of shade 3.2.Availability of shelter
	4.Ease of movement	4.1.Enclosure size (area) 4.2.Square meters available per animal
Good Health	5.Absence of injuries	5.1.1 Lameness * 5.2.Integument alterations *
	6.Absence of disease	6.1.Nasal discharge * 6.2.Ocular discharge * 6.3.Hampered respiration * 6.4.Diarrhoea *
Appropriate Behaviour	7.Expression of social behaviours	7.1.Affiliative behaviour * 7.2.Intra-specific aggression *
	8.Group size	8.1.Number of gazelles 8.2.Composition of the group 8.3.Number of animals of other species
	9.Expression of other behaviours	9.1.Stereotypies * 9.2.Environmental enrichment program
	10.Good human-animal relationship	10.1.Medical training program 10.2.Capture, immobilization and handling