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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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Perspective: are animal scientists forgetting the scientific method and the essential role of statistics?

Authors: J. L. Black, S. Diffey, S. G. Nielsen

Publication/Journal: Animal Production Science

Keywords: agriculture, digestible energy, experimental design, measurement accuracy, multidisciplinary, pigs, treatment replications

2017

Early detection of health and welfare compromises through automated detection of behavioural changes in pigs

Authors: S. G. Matthews, A. L. Miller, J. Clapp, T. Plotz, I. Kyriazakis

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Journal

Keywords: behavioural changes, early detection, pigs, welfare

2016

Intranasal administration of oxytocin increases human aggressive behavior

Authors: R. Ne'eman, N. Perach-Barzilay, M. Fischer-Shofty, A. Atias, S. G. Shamay-Tsoory

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggression, oxytocin, social salience

2016

Consequences of Acute Stress and Cortisol Manipulation on the Physiology, Behavior, and Reproductive Outcome of Female Pacific Salmon on Spawning Grounds

Authors: S. H. McConnachie, K. V. Cook, D. A. Patterson, K. M. Gilmour, S. G. Hinch, A. P. Farrell, S. J. Cooke

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: behavior, behaviour, cortisol, hormone injections, metyrapone, oncorhynchus gorbuscha, pacific salmon, reproduction, senescence, stress

2012

Integrating microsatellite and pedigree analyses to facilitate the captive management of the endangered Mississippi sandhill crane (Grus canadensis pulla)

Authors: J. R. Henkel, K. L. Jones, S. G. Hereford, M. L. Savoie, S. P. Leibo, J. J. Howard

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: founder relatedness, grus canadensis pulla, studbooks

2012

Fitness and behavioral correlates of pre-stress and stress-induced plasma cortisol titers in pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) upon arrival at spawning grounds

Authors: K. V. Cook, S. H. McConnachie, K. M. Gilmour, S. G. Hinch, S. J. Cooke

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: cort-fitness hypothesis, cortisol, fish, glucocorticoid, longevity, pacific salmon, reproductive success, spawning behavior, stress response

2011

Shelter choice by Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) in the laboratory

Authors: M. Veillette, S. G. Reebs

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, preference test, sex differences, shelter, syrian hamster

2011

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