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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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Chromosomal variation and perinatal mortality in San Diego zoo Soemmerring’s gazelles

Authors: Cynthia C. Steiner, Suellen J. Charter, Natalie Goddard, Heidi Davis, Margot Brandt, Marlys L. Houck, Oliver A. Ryder

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: antelopes, centric fusions, microsatellites, mitochondrial haplotypes

2015

Effects of space allowance in the waiting area on agonistic interactions and heart rate of high and low ranking horned dairy cows

Authors: N. Irrgang, K. A. Zipp, S. Brandt, U. Knierim

Publication/Journal: Livestock Science

Keywords: agonistic behaviour, agriculture, animal welfare, automatic milking, behavior, cattle, dairy & animal science, heart rate, holding pen, milking parlour, parlor, rabbits, rate-variability, responses, stress, system, yield

2015

Welfare measurements of finishing pigs on the day of slaughter: A review

Authors: Pia Brandt, Margit Dall Aaslyng

Publication/Journal: Meat Science

Keywords: finishing pigs, lactate, slaughter, transport, welfare measurements

2015

There’s a Rat in My Room! Now What? Mice Show No Chronic Physiological Response to the Presence of Rats

Authors: Margot K. Meijer, Pascalle L. P. van Loo, Vera Baumans

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: corticosterone, mice, rats

2009

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