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  1. Acquire and make easily accessible to zoo and aquarium professionals the current body of knowledge on animal welfare and ethics.
  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
  3. Convene important discussions and presentations on captive exotic animal welfare and ethics.
  4. Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
  5. Recognize advances in improving captive exotic animal welfare and ethics through awards.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=Amazona%20vinacea

Personality Characteristics Predictive of Social Pairing Outcome in Orange-Winged Amazon Parrots (Amazona amazonica)

Authors: Jamie M. Douglas, Joanne Paul-Murphy, Elizabeth Stelow, David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, Irina Udaltsova

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: amazon parrots, amazona amazonica, compatibility, orange-winged, pair housing, personality assessment, welfare

2024

Temperament in Captivity, Environmental Enrichment, Flight Ability, and Response to Humans in an Endangered Parrot Species

Authors: Gabriela de AP Ramos, Cristiano S de Azevedo, Talys HA Jardim, Aline C Sant’Anna

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: Amazona vinacea, flight skill, human-animal interaction, personality, reintroduction in wild

2020

Effects of Fluorescent Lighting Versus Sunlight Exposure on Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Feather Destructive Behavior in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots (Amazona ventralis)

Authors: Jennifer A. West, Tully, Thomas N., Jr., Javier G. Nevarez, Rhett W. Stout

Publication/Journal: Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: Amazona ventralis, avian, avian vitamin D, feather destructive behavior, Hispaniolan Amazon parrot, UVB light

2019

Evaluation of a pressure sensitive walkway for objective gait analysis in normal and arthritic domestic ducks (Cairina moschata domestica)

Authors: J. D. Sheldon, M. J. Adkesson, M. C. Allender, R. S. Bailey, J. N. Langan, S. K. Chinnadurai

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: analgesia, carprofen, encapsulated butorphanol tartate, footpad dermatitis, force platform, hydrochloride, lameness, pain, parrots amazona-vertralis

2019

The Puerto Rican parrot reintroduction program: Sustainable management of the aviary population

Authors: Joanne Earnhardt, Jafet Vélez-Valentín, Ricardo Valentin, Sarah Long, Colleen Lynch, Kate Schowe

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amazona vitatta, captive population management, poplink, risk analysis, zoorisk

2014

Bathing behavior of captive Orange-winged Amazon parrots (Amazona amazonica)

Authors: Shannon M. Murphy, Jerome V. Braun, James R. Millam

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity budget, animal welfare, bathing behavior, enrichment, feather maintenance, preening

2011

First captive breeding of the imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis)

Authors: Paul R. Reillo, Stephen Durand, Minchinton Burton

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, dominica, flagship species, parrot conservation

2011

Preference and motivation for different diet forms and their effect on motivation for a foraging enrichment in captive Orange-winged Amazon parrots (Amazona amazonica)

Authors: Jessica C. Rozek, James R. Millam

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, foraging behavior, foraging behaviour, maximum price, motivational strength, pelleted diets

2011

The effect of rope color, size and fray on environmental enrichment device interaction in male and female Orange-winged Amazon parrots (Amazona amazonica)

Authors: Nicolaas V. Webb, Thomas R. Famula, James R. Millam

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, parrots, preference testing

2010

Impacts of animal traffic on the Brazilian Amazon parrots (Amazona species) collection of the Quinzinho de Barros Municipal Zoological Park, Brazil, 1986–2007

Authors: Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels, Rodrigo Hidalgo Friciello Teixeira, Luis Carlos Camargo, Adauto Luis Veloso Nunes, Eliana Reiko Matushima

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amazona, animal traffic, brazil, demography, zoo

2010

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