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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=Meredith%20Joy%20Bashaw&ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords

Effects of a recurring late‐night event on the behavior and welfare of a population of zoo‐housed gorillas

Authors: Meredith L Bastian, David R Glendinning, Janine L Brown, Nicole P Boisseau, Katie L Edwards

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: crowd size, great apes, stress

2020

Spatial Design of Guest Feeding Programs and Their Effects on Giraffe Participation and Social Interactions

Authors: Fatima Ramis, Michaela Mohr, Gregory Kohn, Quincy Gibson, Meredith Bashaw, Dan Maloney, Terry Maple

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal social structure, animal welfare, giraffes, habitat design, human-animal interactions

2020

Aggression and social support predict long-term cortisol levels in captive tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus Sapajus apella)

Authors: Allie E. Schrock, Corinne Leard, Meredith C. Lutz, Jerrold S. Meyer, Regina Paxton Gazes

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: hair cortisol, information centrality, social network analysis, stress

2019

Assessing the dyadic social relationships of female african (Loxodonta africana) and asian (Elephas maximus) zoo elephants using proximity, tactile contact, and keeper surveys

Authors: Mary Bonaparte-Saller, Joy A. Mench

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: keeper surveys, proximity, social behavior, social bonds, zoo elephants

2018

Exposing avian embryos to light affects post-hatch anti-predator fear responses

Authors: Gregory S. Archer, Joy A. Mench

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avian, embryo, fear, incubation, lateralization, light

2017

Infrared Thermography as a Diagnostic Tool for Pododermatitis in Captive Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Authors: Anita Tolpinrud, Michelle F O'Brien, Will S. M. Justice, Michelle Barrows, Oliver D.M Steele, Sophie Gent, Anna Meredith

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: bumblefoot, foot pad dermatitis, temperature, thermal imaging

2017

Why pace? The influence of social, housing, management, life history, and demographic characteristics on locomotor stereotypy in zoo elephants

Authors: Brian J. Greco, Cheryl L. Meehan, Jennifer L. Heinsius, Joy A. Mench

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, elephants, epidemiology, stereotypic behavior forms, zoo

2017

Does enrichment improve reptile welfare? Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) respond to five types of environmental enrichment

Authors: Meredith J. Bashaw, Mallory D. Gibson, Devan M. Schowe, Abigail S. Kucher

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: captivity, exploration, gentle handling, lizard, squamata, welfare

2016

The effect of four different feeding regimes on rabbit behaviour

Authors: J. L. Prebble, F. M. Langford, D. J. Shaw, A. L. Meredith

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abnormal behaviour, agriculture, behavioral sciences, behaviour, dairy & animal science, diets, domestic rabbits, environmental enrichment, feeding, food, hay, laboratory rabbits, oryctolagus cuniculus, pet rabbits, rabbit, sciences, veterinary, welfare, wild rabbit, zealand white-rabbits

2015

Should stress management be part of the clinical care provided to chronically ill dogs?

Authors: S. L. Nicholson, J. E. Meredith

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: alone, animals, behavior, behavioral sciences, cats, chronic disease, chronic stress, cortisol concentrations, disease, dog, hair, hair cortisol, health, questionnaire, responses, spatial restriction, time left, veterinary sciences, welfare

2015

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