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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.S.%20Herskin&ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords

Welfare Effects of the Use of a Combination of Local Anesthesia and NSAID for Disbudding Analgesia in Dairy Calves—Reviewed Across Different Welfare Concerns

Authors: Mette S. Herskin, Bodil H. Nielsen

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: affective state, behavior, dehorning, local anesthesia, NSAID, pain, welfare

2018

Availability and use of designated hospital pens in Danish dairy herds

Authors: H. Houe, P. T. Thomsen, C. Amdi, M. S. Herskin, B. Forkman, M. B. Jensen

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy cattle, denmark, disease incidence, hoof/leg disorders, hospital pen

2016

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

Does the presence of shoulder ulcers affect the behaviour of sows?

Authors: Thea Larsen, Marianne Kaiser, Mette S. Herskin

Publication/Journal: Research in Veterinary Science

Keywords: behaviour, pain, shoulder ulcer, sow, welfare

2015

Effect of increasing amounts of straw on pigs’ explorative behaviour

Authors: Margit Bak Jensen, Mette S. Herskin, Björn Forkman, Lene Juul Pedersen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: exploratory behaviour, growing pigs, rooting material, straw, welfare

2015

How much is enough? The amount of straw necessary to satisfy pigs’ need to perform exploratory behaviour

Authors: Lene J. Pedersen, Mette S. Herskin, Björn Forkman, Ulrich Halekoh, Kristian M. Kristensen, Margit B. Jensen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abnormal behaviour, activity, growing pigs, rooting material, straw, welfare

2014

Effect of genetic homogeneity on behavioural variability in an object recognition test in cloned Göttingen minipigs

Authors: Lene Vammen Søndergaard, Mette S. Herskin, Jan Ladewig, Ida Elisabeth Holm, Frederik Dagnæs-Hansen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, cloning, cognitive test, memory, swine, variability

2012

Flexibility and persistence of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) foraging behavior in a captive environment

Authors: K.E. Bonnie, M.S. Milstein, S.E. Calcutt, S.R. Ross, K.E. Wagner, E.V. Lonsdorf

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: chimpanzee, learning, optimal foraging, social influences, termite fishing

2012

Optical Flow, Flock Behaviour and Chicken Welfare

Authors: M.S. Dawkins, R. Cain, S.J. Roberts

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: animal welfare, broiler chicken, collective behavior, collective behaviour, contact dermatitis, gait, gallus gallus, optical-flow, welfare assessment

2012

Quantifying walking and standing behaviour of dairy cows using a moving average based on output from an accelerometer

Authors: Lars Relund Nielsen, Asger Roer Pedersen, Mette S. Herskin, Lene Munksgaard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: accelerometer, dairy cows, lameness, walking/standing behavior, walking/standing behaviour

2010

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