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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.
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Effects of stereotypic behaviour and chronic mild stress on judgement bias in laboratory mice

Authors: Janja Novak, Klement Stojanovski, Luca Melotti, Thomas Reichlin, Rupert Palme, Hanno Würbel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, affective state, bar-mouthing, emotion, mouse, stereotypy, welfare

2016

Facial Indicators of Positive Emotions in Rats

Authors: K. Finlayson, J. F. Lampe, S. Hintze, H. Wurbel, L. Melotti

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: animal emotions, facial expression, rats

2016

Play in Rats: Association across Contexts and Types, and Analysis of Structure

Authors: L. Melotti, J. D. Bailoo, E. Murphy, O. Burman, H. Würbel

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: animal welfare, play, rat, social play, tickling

2014

Coping personality type and environmental enrichment affect aggression at weaning in pigs

Authors: Luca Melotti, Marije Oostindjer, J. Elizabeth Bolhuis, Suzanne Held, Michael Mendl

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, enrichment, environmental change, personality, pig, weaning

2011

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