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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=Ragen%20T.%20S.%20McGowan&ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords

The ins and outs of the litter box: A detailed ethogram of cat elimination behavior in two contrasting environments

Authors: Ragen T. S. McGowan, Jacklyn J. Ellis, Miles K. Bensky, François Martin

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cat, defecation, elimination behavior, litter box, urination, wellbeing

2017

Measurement of cognitive bias and cortisol levels to evaluate the effects of space restriction on captive collared peccary (Mammalia, Tayassuidae)

Authors: Flávia R. M. Oliveira, Sérgio L. G. Nogueira-Filho, Maria B. C. Sousa, Carlos T. S. Dias, Michael Mendl, Selene S. C. Nogueira

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, animal welfare, environmental enrichment, judgement bias, stress

2016

Serotonin 1A agonism decreases affiliative behavior in pair-bonded titi monkeys

Authors: Rebecca H. Larke, Nicole Maninger, Benjamin J. Ragen, Sally P. Mendoza, Karen L. Bales

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: 8-oh-dpat, cortisol, monogamy, oxytocin, pair-bonding, primate, social behavior, vasopressin

2016

Welfare, Quality of Life, and Euthanasia of Aged Horses

Authors: C. M. McGowan, J. L. Ireland

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Clinics of North America-Equine Practice

Keywords: chronic pain, clinical characteristics, companion animals, elderly-patients, geriatric, geriatric horses, grief, health-care, human-horse bond, management practices, mortality, old age, owners perceptions, pet dogs, united-kingdom, veterinary sciences, welfare

2016

Nitrogen requirements of white-lipped peccary (Mammalia, Tayassuidae)

Authors: Sérgio L. G. Nogueira-Filho, Rogério M. Borges, Alcester Mendes, Carlos T. S. Dias

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal nutrition, balance trials, comparative physiology, endogenous urinary nitrogen, metabolic fecal nitrogen, wildlife feeding

2014

Differences in Titi Monkey (Callicebus cupreus) Social Bonds Affect Arousal, Affiliation, and Response to Reward

Authors: B. J. Ragen, S. P. Mendoza, W. A. Mason, K. L. Bales

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: attachment, callicebus, reward, social bond, sweet

2012

Technology at the Zoo: The Influence of a Touchscreen Computer on Orangutans and Zoo Visitors

Authors: B. M. Perdue, A. W. Clay, D. E. Gaalema, T. L. Maple, T. S. Stoinski

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: attitudes, computer, on-exhibit, orangutans, technology, touchscreen, zoo visitor

2012

Owners’ perceptions of quality of life in geriatric horses: a cross-sectional study

Authors: J. L. Ireland, P. D. Clegg, C. M. McGowan, J. S. Duncan, S. McCall, L. Platt, G. L. Pinchbeck

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, euthanasia, geriatric, horse, quality of life, survey

2011

Using judgement bias to measure positive affective state in dogs

Authors: Oliver Burman, Ragen McGowan, Michael Mendl, Yezica Norling, Elizabeth Paul, Therese Rehn, Linda Keeling

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, cognition, dogs, positive affect

2011

Contrafreeloading in grizzly bears: implications for captive foraging enrichment

Authors: Ragen T. S. McGowan, Charles T. Robbins, J. Richard Alldredge, Ruth C. Newberry

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, exploration, foraging behavior

2010

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