Akongo Welfare Monitor

Animal well-being is inseparable from the conservation, research and educational actions carried out by teams in the zoo. Nevertheless, with a diversity of important species and several tens or hundreds of animals, the monitoring and evaluation of well-being is complex to implement.
To facilitate monitoring and evaluation, the Akongo design office has developed, in collaboration with users, a mobile application. This tool provides a global vision, with both information at a given time and long-term monitoring of individuals. The questionnaires are adapted by species (eg primates, lemurs, big cats, birds, etc.). The results are calculated automatically and a summary and quick visualization of the indicators of well-being by individual and/or group is available.
This mobile application, combined with online software, allows user establishments to:
- Administration and management of wellness assessment protocols.
- Management of the assessment schedule for the different individuals (e.g. monthly, quarterly, etc.).
- The rapid visualization of indicators of well-being by individuals and/or group allowing to identify the priority actions, and to ensure the relevance of the actions undertaken.
- Alert management on factors seriously compromising animal welfare as well as on possible delays or failures in the completion of questionnaires.
- Secure archiving and exporting of this data.
This includes having a tool based on scientific parameters to assess animal welfare and identify priority actions. This tool will also facilitate the sharing of information during regulatory visits.

The use of the application is reserved for professionals. If you wish to use it, please contact the AKONGO design office: contact@akongo.fr