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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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Assessing cow-calf welfare. Part 1: Benchmarking beef cow health and behavior, handling; and management, facilities, and producer perspectives

Authors: G. E. Simon, B. R. Hoar, C. B. Tucker

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: beef cattle, calf, cow, welfare

2016

Assessing cow-calf welfare. Part 2: Risk factors for beef cow health and behavior and stockperson handling

Authors: G. E. Simon, B. R. Hoar, C. B. Tucker

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: beef cattle, calf, cow, handling, welfare

2016

Does housing influence maternal behaviour in sows?

Authors: Charlotte G. E. Grimberg-Henrici, Kathrin Büttner, Christian Meyer, Joachim Krieter

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural testing, group-housing system, lactating sows, maternal behaviour

2016

Fluctuating asymmetry as an animal welfare indicator — A review of methodology and validity

Authors: U. Knierim, S. Van Dongen, B. Forkman, F. A. M. Tuyttens, M. Spinka, J. L. Campo, G. E. Weissengruber

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: animal welfare, birds, developmental instability, developmental stability, fluctuating asymmetry, humans, indicators, mammals, methods, validity, welfare assessment

2007

The structure of the cushions in the feet of African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: G. E. Weissengruber, G. F. Egger, J. R. Hutchinson, H. B. Groenewald, L. Elsässer, D. Famini, G. Forstenpointner

Publication/Journal: Journal of Anatomy

Keywords: adipose tissue, collagen, elastic fibres, foot pad, meissner corpuscles, pacinian corpuscles., prehallux, prepollex, torus, vater–

2006

Positive reinforcement training to enhance the voluntary movement of group-housed chimpanzees within their enclosures

Authors: M. A. Bloomsmith, A. M. Stone, G. E. Laule

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal training, behavioral management, great ape behavior, operant conditioning, psychological well-being

1998

Using training to moderate chimpanzee aggression during feeding

Authors: M. A. Bloomsmith, G. E. Laule, P. L. Alford, R. H. Thurston

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavioral management, positive reinforcement, psychological well-being

1994

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