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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.
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An assessment tool to help producers improve cow comfort on their farms

Authors: E. Vasseur, J. Gibbons, J. Rushen, D. Pellerin, E. Pajor, D. Lefebvre, A. M. de Passillé

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: assessment tool, dairy cow comfort, freestall, tiestall

2015

Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability in Dairy Cows with Different Temperament and Behavioural Reactivity to Humans

Authors: L. Kovacs, F. L. Kezer, J. Tozser, O. Szenci, P. Poti, F. Pajor

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: automatic milking systems, avoidance, cattle, coping styles, domestic-animals, fear, horses, multidisciplinary sciences, pigs, stress, welfare, young

2015

Trailer temperature and humidity during winter transport of cattle in Canada and evaluation of indicators used to assess the welfare of cull beef cows before and after transport

Authors: C. Goldhawk, E. Janzen, L. A. González, T. Crowe, J. Kastelic, C. Kehler, M. Siemens, K. Ominski, E. Pajor, K. S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: beef cattle, beef cows, cows, cull, humidity, trailer, transport, travel

2015

Differing results for motivation tests and measures of resource use: The value of environmental enrichment to gestating sows housed in stalls

Authors: Monica R. P. Elmore, Joseph P. Garner, Anna K. Johnson, Richard D. Kirkden, Emily G. Patterson-Kane, Brian T. Richert, Edmond A. Pajor

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, compost, operant conditioning, pigs, straw, welfare

2012

If You Knew What Was Good For You! The Value of Environmental Enrichments With Known Welfare Benefits Is Not Demonstrated by Sows Using Operant Techniques

Authors: Monica Renee Pittman Elmore, Joseph Paul Garner, Anna Kerr Johnson, Richard D. Kirkden, Brian Thomas Richert, Edmond Anthony Pajor

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichments, operant techniques, sows

2012

Increasing the Frequency of Co-Mingling Piglets During the Lactation Period Alters the Development of Social Behavior Before and After Weaning

Authors: V. T. Kanaan, D. C. Lay, B. T. Richert, E. A. Pajor

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: piglets, social behavior

2012

Getting around social status: Motivation and enrichment use of dominant and subordinate sows in a group setting

Authors: Monica Renee Pittman Elmore, Joseph Paul Garner, Anna Kerr Johnson, Richard D. Kirkden, Brian Thomas Richert, Edmond Anthony Pajor

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, group housing, operant conditioning, pigs, welfare

2011

Measuring Motivation in Swine: The Food-Metric Scale

Authors: Emily G. Patterson-Kane, Richard D. Kirkden, Edmond A. Pajor

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: motivation, swine

2011

A flooring comparison: The impact of rubber mats on the health, behavior, and welfare of group-housed sows at breeding

Authors: Monica R. P. Elmore, Joseph P. Garner, Anna K. Johnson, Brian T. Richert, Edmond A. Pajor

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, comfort, group-housed, rubber mat, sows, welfare

2010

Operant animal welfare- productive approaches and persistent difficulties

Authors: E.G Patterson-Kane, M. Pittman, E.A Pajor

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, economic demand, environmental enrichment, operant conditioning, reinforcement, review

2008

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