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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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Restricted vs. unrestricted wheel running in mice: Effects on brain, behavior and endocannabinoids

Authors: Sarah V. Biedermann, Matthias K. Auer, Laura Bindila, Gabriele Ende, Beat Lutz, Wolfgang Weber-Fahr, Peter Gass, Johannes Fuss

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: anandamide, c57bl/6 mice, endocannabinoids, exercise, hippocampus, mr spectroscopy, mr volumetry, neurogenesis, physical activity, stereotypy

2016

Comparison of the behaviour of piglets raised in an artificial rearing system or reared by the sow

Authors: Magdalena Rzezniczek, Lorenz Gygax, Beat Wechsler, Roland Weber

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: artificial piglet rearing system, belly nosing, early weaning, play-fighting, resting behaviour

2015

Degree of synchrony based on individual observations underlines the importance of concurrent access to enrichment materials in finishing pigs

Authors: Bettina Zwicker, Roland Weber, Beat Wechsler, Lorenz Gygax

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: enrichment object, exploratory behaviour, feeding regime, synchronous

2015

Dental disease in slender lorises (Loris tardigradus)

Authors: Roland Plesker, Helga Schulze

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: abscess, dental disease, loris tardigradus, lorises

2013

Short- and long-term effects of eight enrichment materials on the behaviour of finishing pigs fed ad libitum or restrictively

Authors: Bettina Zwicker, Lorenz Gygax, Beat Wechsler, Roland Weber

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, enrichment, exploration, feeding, motivation, pigs

2013

Octopuses (Enteroctopus dofleini) recognize individual humans

Authors: Roland C. Anderson, Jennifer A. Mather, Mathieu Q. Monette, Stephanie R. M. Zimsen

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: individual recognition, octopus

2010

Farm animal welfare at work

Authors: Roland James Bonney

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: farm-animal welfare

2006

Octopus senescence: The beginning of the end

Authors: Roland C. Anderson, James B. Wood, Ruth A. Byrne

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: ecology, octopus, sensescence

2002

Early Temperamental Traits in an Octopus (Octopus bimaculoides)

Authors: David L. Sinn, Nancy A. Penin, Jennifer A. Mather, Roland C. Anderson

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: animal behavior, octopus, octopus bimaculoides, temperment

2001

Operant Conditioning of Apes to Facilitate Medical Procedures and Immobilizations

Authors: Dodi Seiver, Pattie Walsh, Barb Weber, Marty MacPhee

Publication/Journal: The Apes: Challenges for the 21st Century

Keywords: apes, conference, immobilization, medical procedures, operant conditioning

2000

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