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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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Effects of the presence of zoo visitors on zoo-housed little penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Kerry V Fanson, Simon Eyre, Grahame J Coleman, Sally L Sherwen, Vicky Melfi, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Keywords: Kororā, little penguins, new zealand, visitor effect, visitor presence, visitor–animal interactions, zoos

2021

Effect of Covering a Visitor Viewing Area Window on the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Sally L Sherwen, Grahame J Coleman, Vicky Melfi, Alicia Burns, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: little penguins, visitor behaviour, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, visual contact, zoos

2020

Effects of Regulating Visitor Viewing Proximity and the Intensity of Visitor Behaviour on Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) Behaviour and Welfare

Authors: Samantha J. Chiew, Kym L. Butler, Sally L. Sherwen, Grahame J. Coleman, Kerry V. Fanson, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: little penguins, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, zoos

2019

The effects of kennel size and exercise on the behaviour and stress physiology of individually-housed greyhounds

Authors: E. C. Jongman, K. L. Butler, P. H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: exercise, greyhounds, housing, space allowance, welfare

2018

A comparison of inferential analysis methods for multilevel studies: Implications for drawing conclusions in animal welfare science

Authors: Kara N. Stevens, Lucy Asher, Kym Griffin, Mary Friel, Niamh O'Connell, Lisa M. Collins

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal health, animal welfare, mixed effect models, pig, sample size, study design

2017

The effect of trough space and floor space on feeding and welfare of lambs in an intensive finishing system

Authors: Ellen C. Jongman, Maxine Rice, Angus J. D. Campbell, Kym L. Butler, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: feeder space, feeding behaviour, feedlot, floor space, growth, lambs

2017

Relationships between temperament, feeding behaviour, social interactions, and stress in lambs adapting to a feedlot environment

Authors: Maxine Rice, Ellen Caroline Jongman, Kym Lloyd Butler, Paul Hamilton Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cortisol, feeding behaviour, feedlot, growth, lambs, temperament

2016

Effect of partial covering of the visitor viewing area window on positioning and orientation of zoo orangutans: A preference test

Authors: Rachel C. Bloomfield, Graeme R. Gillespie, Keven J. Kerswell, Kym L. Butler, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: human-animal interactions, orangutans, preference, zoo visitors

2015

Effects of stage of gestation at mixing on aggression, injuries and stress in sows

Authors: Bronwyn Stevens, G. Marcus Karlen, Rebecca Morrison, Harold W. Gonyou, Kym L. Butler, Keven J. Kerswell, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, housing, reproduction, sow, stress, welfare

2015

Effects of visual contact with zoo visitors on black-capped capuchin welfare

Authors: Sally L. Sherwen, Trista J. Harvey, Michael J. L. Magrath, Kym L. Butler, Kerry V. Fanson, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: human-animal interactions, primates, stress physiology, visitor effect, xoo welfare

2015

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