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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=Leo%20A.J.%20Nagelkerke&ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords

Sustainable species management of the elasmobranch populations within European aquariums: a conservation challenge

Authors: Max Janse, Brian Zimmerman, Lotte Geerlings, Chris Brown, Leo A.J. Nagelkerke

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: conservation, elasmobranch, sustainable population

2017

Management and design of hospital pens relative to behavior of the compromised dairy cow: A questionnaire survey of Iowa dairy farms

Authors: Katrine K. Fogsgaard, Mette S. Herskin, Patrick J. Gorden, Leo L. Timms, Jan K. Shearer, Suzanne T. Millman

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy cattle, hospital pens, sickness behavior

2016

Kangaroo Rats Remodel Burrows in Response to Seasonal Changes in Environmental Conditions

Authors: A.J. Edelman

Publication/Journal: Ethology

Keywords: burrow, environment, kangaroo rat, season

2011

The use of a hand-held algometer as a method to measure mechanical nociceptive thresholds in sheep

Authors: S.M. Stubsjøen, P.S. Valle, A.J. Zanella

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: algometer, animal welfare, mechanical nociceptive threshold, metacarpus, pain, sheep

2010

Effects of pre-weaning exposure to a maze on stress responses in pigs at weaning and on subsequent performance in spatial and fear-related tests

Authors: Siegford, J.M., Rucker, G., Zanella, A.J.

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: early weaning, fear, learning, memory, salivary cortisol, stress

2008

‘Animal Ethics Dilemma’: an interactive learning tool for university and professional training

Authors: Hanlon, A.J.; Algers, A.; Dich, T.; Hansen, T.; Loor, H.; Sandøe, P.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal ethics, animal welfare, e-learning, teaching, veterinary curriculum

2007

Early detection of lameness in heifers with hairy heel warts using a pressure plate

Authors: P.E. Almeida, D.R. Mullineaux, W. Raphael, C. Wickens, A.J. Zanella

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, biomechanics, cattle, lameness, pain assessment, pressure plate

2007

Leveraging expertise in animal welfare to create educational equity

Authors: J.M. Siegford, A.J. Zanella, T. Bernardo, C.R. Heleski, C.L. Wickens, K. Laughlin, R. Malinowski

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, education, graduate, online, students, veterinary care

2007

Modelling imaging performance of snake infrared sense

Authors: Andreas B. Sichert, Paul Friedel, J. Leo van Hemmen

Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica

Keywords: conference, infrared-sensitive pit organ, prey, sensory, snake, thermal energy

2006

Metabolism and thermoregulation during fasting in king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus, in air and water

Authors: A. Fahlman, A. Schmidt, Y. Handrich, A.J. Woakes, P.J. Butler

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Physiology Regulatory, Integrative and Comaparative Physiology

Keywords: allometry, aptenodytes patagonicus, hypometabolism, king penguin, metabolism, penguin, sea bird, thermoregulation, thermoregulatory plasticity

2005

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