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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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Exploring horse owners’ and caretakers’ perceptions of emotions and associated behaviors in horses

Authors: Maria J. Hötzel, Michele C. Vieira, Denise P. Leme

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: affective states, animal sentience, animal welfare, behavior, belief in animal mind

2019


A Survey of Rabbit Handling Methods Within the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland

Authors: James Andrew Oxley, Clare Frances Ellis, E. Anne McBride, Wanda Denise McCormick

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, handling, human-animal interactions, laboratory, pets, rabbit, veterinary

2019


Parent–offspring behavior of Jambu fruit doves (Ptilinopus jambu)

Authors: Corinne P. Kozlowski, Elizabeth Vickerman, John Sahrmann, Tammy Garrett, Denise Leonard, Karen L. Bauman, Cheryl S. Asa

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: brooding, columbidae, feeding, parental behavior, squab

2016


The influence of a magnesium rich marine supplement on behaviour, salivary cortisol levels, and skin lesions in growing pigs exposed to acute stressors

Authors: Keelin O’Driscoll, Dayane Lemos Teixeira, Denise O’Gorman, Stephen Taylor, Laura Ann Boyle

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: acute stress, behaviour, lesion, magnesium, pig

2013


The role of behavioural heterogeneity on infection patterns: implications for pathogen transmission

Authors: Laurie Dizney, M. Denise Dearing

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: aggressive interaction, deer mice, disease ecology, disease transmission, hantavirus, peromyscus maniculatus, risky behaviour, zoonotic disease

2013


Sneaky queens in Melipona bees selectively detect and infiltrate queenless colonies

Authors: Annette Van Oystaeyen, Denise Araujo Alves, Ricardo Caliari Oliveira, Daniela Lima do Nascimento, Fábio Santos do Nascimento, Johan Billen, Tom Wenseleers

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: guarding, melipona scutellaris, reproductive parasitism, rfid, social parasitism, stingless bee

2013


Survival Patterns and Mortality in the North American Population of Silvered Leaf Monkeys (Trachypithecus cristatus)

Authors: Nichole Shelmidine, Denise McAloose, Colleen McCann

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: colobine, infant survivorship, mortality rate

2013


Foraging behaviour of beef heifers and ewes in natural grasslands with distinct proportions of tussocks

Authors: Carolina Bremm, Emilio Andrés Laca, Lidiane Fonseca, Jean Carlos Mezzalira, Denise Adelaide Gomes Elejalde, Horacio Leandro Gonda, Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: eragrostis plana nees, grazing behaviour, mosaic grassland, percentage of tussock cover, short-term intake rate

2012


A Combination of Behavioral and Physiological Indicators for Assessing Pig Welfare on the Farm

Authors: Denise Candiani, Germana Salamano, Elisabetta Mellia, Luca Doglione, Renato Bruno, Mathilda Toussaint, Erik Gruys

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: albumin concentration, animal welfare, cortisol, farm-animal welfare, negative acute phase proteins, pig, retinol binding protein, welfare indicators

2008


A study of three methods used to assess stockmanship on commercial dairy farms: can these become effective welfare assessment techniques?

Authors: Rennie, L.J.; Bowell, V.A.; Dearing, J.M.; Haskell, M.J.; Lawrence, A.B.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy cow, fear, human-animal interaction, on-farm assessment, stockmanship

2003


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