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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=Else%20Verbeek&ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords

Motivation to obtain a food reward of pregnant ewes in negative energy balance: Behavioural, metabolic and endocrine considerations

Authors: E. Verbeek, J. R. Waas, M. H. Oliver, L. M. McLeay, D. M. Ferguson, L. R. Matthews

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: behavioural demand, body condition score, energy balance, feeding motivation, hunger, leptin, pregnancy, sheep, welfare

2012

Opioid control of behaviour in sheep: Effects of morphine and naloxone on food intake, activity and the affective state

Authors: Else Verbeek, Drewe Ferguson, Patrick Quinquet de Monjour, Caroline Lee

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: affective states, arousal, ear postures, opioid, sheep, welfare

2012

Measurement of feeding motivation in sheep and the effects of food restriction

Authors: Else Verbeek, Joseph R. Waas, Lance McLeay, Lindsay R. Matthews

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural demand, feeding motivation, food restriction, hunger, sheep, welfare

2011

Heart disease is common in humans and chimpanzees, but is caused by different pathological processes

Authors: Nissi Varki, Dan Anderson, James G. Herndon, Tho Pham, Christopher J. Gregg, Monica Cheriyan, James Murphy, Elizabeth Strobert, Jo Fritz, James G. Else, Ajit Varki

Publication/Journal: Evolutionary Applications

Keywords: atherosclerosis, evolution, great ape, heart attacks, heart disease, heart failure, hominids, myocardial fibrosis.

2009

Variable stress-responsiveness in wild type and domesticated fighting fish

Authors: Peter Verbeek, Toshitaka Iwamoto, Noboru Murakami

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggression, behavioral immobility, betta splendens, context, coping styles, cortisol, fighting fish, non-invasive stress assay, opercular beat rate

2008

Behavioral management of chimpanzees in biomedical research facilities: The state of the science

Authors: Mollie A. Bloomsmith, James G. Else

Publication/Journal: Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Journal

Keywords: animal care, animal husbandry, animal training, behavioral management, behavioural management, breeding, chimpanzee, distress, environmental enrichment

2005

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