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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=M.J.%20Prescott&ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords

Improving quality of science through better animal welfare: the NC3Rs strategy

Authors: M. J. Prescott, K. Lidster

Publication/Journal: Lab Animal

Keywords: *cognitive bias, emotion, facial expressions, impact, models, mouse, rat grimace scale, refinement, responses, system, veterinary sciences

2017

Bears ‘Count’ Too: Quantity Estimation and Comparison in Black Bears, Ursus americanus

Authors: J. Vonk, M.J. Beran

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: area, bear, number, quantity estimation, ratio, ursus americanus

2012

Effect of colour vision status on insect prey capture efficiency of captive and wild tamarins (Saguinus spp.)

Authors: A.C. Smith, A.K. Surridge, M.J. Prescott, D. Osorio, N.I. Mundy, H.M. Buchanan-Smith

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: dichromacy, polymorphic colour vision, primate, saguinus spp., sex differences, tamarin, trichromacy

2012

Positive Reinforcement Training in Squirrel Monkeys Using Clicker Training

Authors: T.E. Gillis, A.C. Janes, M.J. Kaufman

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: clicker training, conditioned reinforcer, operant conditioning, positive reinforcement training, saimiri, squirrel monkey

2012

Quantity judgments of auditory and visual stimuli by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: M.J. Beran

Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Keywords: auditory stimuli, chimpanzees, empty sets, numerical cognition, quantity judgments

2012

Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) and capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) remember future responses in a computerized task

Authors: M.J. Beran, T.A. Evans, E.D. Klein, G.O. Einstein

Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Keywords: cebus apella, macaca-mulatta, monkeys, planning, prospective coding

2012

Estimating daily walking distance of captive African elephants using an accelerometer

Authors: E.S. Rothwell, F.B. Bercovitch, J.R.M. Andrews, M.J. Anderson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity level, gps, loxodonta africana

2011

Numerical judgments by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in a token economy

Authors: M.J. Beran, T.A. Evans, D. Hoyle

Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Keywords: chimpanzees, numerousness judgments, pan troglodytes, quantity comparison, tokens

2011

Potential behavioural indicators of post-operative pain in male laboratory rabbits following abdominal surgery

Authors: M.J. Farnworth, J.K. Walker, K.A. Schweizer, C-L Chuang, S-J Guild, C.J. Barrett, M.C. Leach, N.K. Waran

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: analgesia, animal welfare, behaviour, pain, peri-operative, rabbit

2011

Behaviour and performance of pigs finished on deep bedding with wood shavings or rice husks in summer

Authors: M.J. Hötzel, E.J.C. Lopes, P.A.V. de Oliveira, A.L. Guidoni

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, housing, performance, redirected behaviours, rooting material

2009

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