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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=P.%20H.%20Zimmerman&ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords

Comparing Predictors and Outcomes of Higher Allostatic Load across Zoo-Housed African Great Apes

Authors: Ashley N Edes, Katie L Edwards, Dawn Zimmerman, Balbine Jourdan, Douglas E Crews, Barbara A Wolfe, Donald L Neiffer, Janine L Brown

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: biomarkers, bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, morbidity, mortality, stress

2023

Effects of handling and short-term captivity: a multi-behaviour approach using red sea urchins, Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Authors: Aneesh P. H. Bose, Daniel Zayonc, Nikolaos Avrantinis, Natasha Ficzycz, Jonathan Fischer-Rush, Fiona T. Francis, Siobhan Gray, Faye Manning, Haley Robb, Coralee Schmidt, Christine Spice, Aari Umedaly, Jeff Warden, Isabelle M. Cote

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: animal welfare, Echinoderm, invertebrate, reintroduction, relocation, stress

2019

The effects of kennel size and exercise on the behaviour and stress physiology of individually-housed greyhounds

Authors: E. C. Jongman, K. L. Butler, P. H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: exercise, greyhounds, housing, space allowance, welfare

2018

Sustainable species management of the elasmobranch populations within European aquariums: a conservation challenge

Authors: Max Janse, Brian Zimmerman, Lotte Geerlings, Chris Brown, Leo A.J. Nagelkerke

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: conservation, elasmobranch, sustainable population

2017

Validity and reliability of cardiac measures during behavioural tests in pet dogs at home

Authors: Rian C. M. M. Lensen, Cécile Betremieux, Valérie Bavegems, Stanislas U. Sys, Christel P. H. Moons, Claire Diederich

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: arousal, behaviour, canine, heart rate, physiology, test battery

2017

Investigating the welfare, management and human-animal interactions of cattle in four Indonesian abattoirs

Authors: R. E. Doyle, G. J. Coleman, D. M. McGill, M. Reed, W. Ramdani, P. H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cattle, handling, human-animal interactions, live export, slaughter

2016

Relationship between plasma and tissue corticosterone in laying hens (Gallus gallus domesticus): implications for stress physiology and animal welfare

Authors: C. R. Ralph, P. H. Hemsworth, B. J. Leury, A. J. Tilbrook

Publication/Journal: Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Keywords: animal welfare, bioavailable corticosterone, corticosterone, stress physiology, tissue glucocorticoids

2015

A survey of Australian dairy farmers to investigate animal welfare risks associated with increasing scale of production

Authors: D. S. Beggs, A. D. Fisher, E. C. Jongman, P. H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: agriculture, animal health, animal welfare, cattle, cows, dairy & animal science, dairy farm, food science & technology, herd size, lameness, lying behavior, minnesota, prevalence, science, system

2015

Evaluation of microwave energy as a humane stunning technique based on electroencephalography (EEG) of anaesthetised cattle

Authors: J. L. Rault, P. H. Hemsworth, P. L. Cakebread, D. J. Mellor, C. B. Johnson

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, electromagnetic, euthanasia, insensibility, pre-slaughter, slaughter

2014

Observing lame sheep: evaluating test agreement between group-level and individual animal methods of assessment

Authors: C. J. Phythian, P. C. Cripps, D. Grove-White, P. H. Jones, E. Michalopoulou, J. S. Duncan

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, foot lesion, lameness, on-farm assessment, sheep, test agreement

2013

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