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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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Differences in alarm calls of juvenile and adult European ground squirrels (Spermophilus citellus): Findings on permanently marked animals from a semi-natural enclosure

Authors: Irena Schneiderová, Petra Schnitzerová, Jitka Uhlíková, Pavel Brandl, Jan Zouhar, Jan Matějů

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: age-related differences, bioacoustics, sciuridae, semi-captive population, vocalization

2015

Nursing behaviour in lactating sows kept in isolation, in acoustic and visual contact

Authors: Jitka Šilerová, Marek Špinka, Kristýna Neuhauserová

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: group behaviour, nursing behaviour, pig, synchronization, vocalization

2013

Effect of mares’ dominance rank on suckling behaviour in the loose housed domestic horses

Authors: Martina Komárková, Jitka Bartosová, Jana Dubcová

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: agonistic behaviour, domestic horses, dominance rank, loose-housing, suckling behaviour

2011

Feeding behaviour affects nursing behaviour in captive plains zebra (Equus burchellii)

Authors: Jan Pluháček, Luděk Bartoš, Jitka Bartošová, Radim Kotrba

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: equid, equus burchellii, feeding, nursing, suckling, zoo

2010

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