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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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Development and assessment of a stair ascension challenge as a measure of aging and physical function in nonhuman primates

Authors: S. R. Scarberry, H. Prutchi, B. M. Frye, J. Herr, C. Scott, C. M. Long, M. J. Jorgensen, C. A. Shively, K. Kavanagh

Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol

Keywords: *Frailty, African green monkey, aging, animals, mobility, nonhuman primates, primates

2024

Pair housing of Vervets/African Green Monkeys for biomedical research

Authors: Matthew J. Jorgensen, Kelsey R. Lambert, Sarah D. Breaux, Kate C. Baker, Beverly M. Snively, James L. Weed

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavioral management, pair housing, vervet monkeys

2017

Calf mortality in semi-domestic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in a Scottish herd: the impact of maternal age and individual differences between cows

Authors: M. W. Jorgensen, S. Jarvis, M. J. Brewer, P. J. Goddard

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, individual, maternal care, mortality, post-natal, reindeer

2015

Risk assessment principles in evaluation of animal welfare

Authors: M. W. Paton, P. A. J. Martin, A. D. Fisher

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, epidemiology, impact, probability, risk-assessment, welfare challenge

2013

The use of quantitative risk assessment to assess lifetime welfare outcomes for breech strike and mulesing management options in Merino sheep

Authors: A. D. Fisher, A. Giraudo, P. A. J. Martin, M. W. Paton

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, flystrike, merino, mulesing, risk-assessment, sheep

2013

Exposure to the steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone modulates agonistic interactions in male Homarus americanus

Authors: V. L. Reinhart, S. I. Cromarty, M. W. Sipala, G. Kass-Simon

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: 20-hydroxyecdysone, aggressive behavior, agonistic behavior, chemoreception, crustacea, homarus americanus, molting hormone, pheromone, steroid

2012

Separating a horse from the social group for riding or training purposes: a descriptive study of human-horse interactions

Authors: G. H. Meisfjord Jorgensen, K. E. Fremstad, C. M. Mejdell, K. E. e

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, group housing, horse, human-horse interactions, separating horse

2011

Invited review: Body condition score and its association with dairy cow productivity, health, and welfare

Authors: J. R. Roche, N. C. Friggens, J. K. Kay, M. W. Fisher, K. J. Stafford, D. P. Berry

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: body condition score, health and welfare, reproduction, review

2009

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