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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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Development of a welfare assessment protocol for dairy calves from birth through to weaning

Authors: J. Barry, E. Kennedy, R. Sayers, I. J. M. de Boer, E. A. M. Bokkers

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, dairy calves, health, housing, management

2019

The importance of hormonal circadian rhythms in daily feeding patterns: An illustration with simulated pigs

Authors: Iris J. M. M. Boumans, Imke J. M. de Boer, Gert Jan Hofstede, Susanne E. la Fleur, Eddie A. M. Bokkers

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: alternans pattern, circadian rhythm, cortisol, decision-making, energy balance, feeding behaviour, melatonin, modelling, motivation, pig

2017

Agent-based modelling in applied ethology: An exploratory case study of behavioural dynamics in tail biting in pigs

Authors: Iris J. M. M. Boumans, Gert Jan Hofstede, J. Elizabeth Bolhuis, Imke J. M. de Boer, Eddie A. M. Bokkers

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: agent-based model, behavioural patterns, motivation, tail biting behaviour, time-budget, welfare

2016

Condensed tannins reduce browsing and increase grazing time of free-ranging goats in semi-arid savannas

Authors: Ntuthuko R. Mkhize, Ignas M. A. Heitkönig, Peter F. Scogings, Luthando E. Dziba, Herbert H. T. Prins, Willem F. de Boer

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: feeding behaviour, foraging, herbivore, polyethylene glycol

2015

Housing and management factors associated with indicators of dairy cattle welfare

Authors: M. de Vries, E. A. M. Bokkers, C. G. van Reenen, B. Engel, G. van Schaik, T. Dijkstra, I. J. M. de Boer

Publication/Journal: Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy cattle, environment, housing, management, risk factor

2015

What do calves choose to eat and how do preferences affect behaviour?

Authors: Laura E. Webb, Bas Engel, Harma Berends, Cornelis G. van Reenen, Walter J. J. Gerrits, Imke J. M. de Boer, Eddie A. M. Bokkers

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, dietary preference, holstein-friesian calves, milk replacer, solid feed, welfare

2014

Assessment time of the Welfare Quality protocol for dairy cattle

Authors: M. de Vries, B. Engel, I. den Uijl, G. van Schaik, T. Dijkstra, I. J. M. de Boer, E. A. M. Bokkers

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy cows, on-farm assessment, prediction, protocol, welfare quality®

2013

The behavioral context of visual displays in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

Authors: Raïssa A. de Boer, Anne M. Overduin-de Vries, Annet L. Louwerse, Elisabeth H. M. Sterck

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: body posture, common marmoset, communication, facial expression, social behavior

2013

Inter- and intra-observer reliability of experienced and inexperienced observers for the Qualitative Behaviour Assessment in dairy cattle

Authors: E. A. M. Bokkers, M. de Vries, Icma Antonissen, I. J. M. de Boer

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy cattle, qualitative behaviour assessment, reliability, repeatability, welfare quality®

2012

Physiological and hormonal responses to novelty exposure in rats are mainly related to ongoing behavioral activity

Authors: W. Beerling, J. M. Koolhaas, A. Ahnaou, J. A. Bouwknecht, S. F. de Boer, P. Meerlo, W. H. I. M. Drinkenburg

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavioral activity, body temperature, heart rate, novelty stress, plasma corticosterone, rat

2011

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