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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=S.J.%20Schapiro&ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in captive olive baboons (Papio anubis): The effects of age, sex, rearing, stress, and pregnancy

Authors: S. J. Neal, A. M. Achorn, S. J. Schapiro, W. D. Hopkins, J. H. Simmons

Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol

Keywords: *Papio anubis/genetics/physiology, age factors, animals, baboons, early adversity, female, lymphocytes, male, neutrophil‐lymphocyte ratio, neutrophils, physiological, pregnancy, sex factors, stress

2024

The Effects of Oral Lavender Therapy on Wounding in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: Elizabeth R. Magden, Sarah Neal Webb, Susan P. Lambeth, Stephanie J. Buchl, Steven J. Schapiro

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: chimpanzees, conflict, lavender, nonhuman primates, wounding

2023

Locomotion as a Measure of Well-Being in Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: Sarah Neal Webb, Steven Schapiro

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: chimpanzee welfare, locomotion, positive welfare

2023

Does group size matter? Captive chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) behavior as a function of group size and composition

Authors: Sarah J. Neal Webb, Jann Hau, Steven J. Schapiro

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavior, captivity, chimpanzee, group composition, group-size, management

2019

A Comparison of Positive Reinforcement Training Techniques in Owl and Squirrel Monkeys: Time Required to Train to Reliability

Authors: Jessica Rogge, Katrina Sherenco, Rachel Malling, Erica Thiele, Susan Lambeth, Steve Schapiro, Lawrence Williams

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: owl monkey, positive reinforcement training, squirrel monkey

2013

Developing a comprehensive and comparative questionnaire for measuring personality in chimpanzees using a simultaneous top-down/bottom-up design

Authors: Hani D. Freeman, Sarah F. Brosnan, Lydia M. Hopper, Susan P. Lambeth, Steven J. Schapiro, Samuel D. Gosling

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: agreeableness, chimpanzees, dominance, extraversion, openness, personality

2013

Establishing ‘quality of life’ parameters using behavioural guidelines for humane euthanasia of captive non-human primates

Authors: S. P. Lambeth, S. J. Schapiro, B. J. Bernacky, G. K. Wilkerson

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural assessment, captive management, euthanasia, non-human primates, quality of life

2013

An Evaluation of the Efficacy of Video Displays for Use With Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: L.M. Hopper, S.P. Lambeth, S.J. Schapiro

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: chimpanzees, pan troglodytes, social learning, video deficit, video displays

2012

Optical Flow, Flock Behaviour and Chicken Welfare

Authors: M.S. Dawkins, R. Cain, S.J. Roberts

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: animal welfare, broiler chicken, collective behavior, collective behaviour, contact dermatitis, gait, gallus gallus, optical-flow, welfare assessment

2012

Physiological and welfare consequences of transport, relocation, and acclimatization of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: Steven J. Schapiro, Susan P. Lambeth, Kirsten Rosenmaj Jacobsen, Lawrence E. Williams, Bharti N. Nehete, Pramod N. Nehete

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: accimlimatization of chimpanzees (pan troglodytes) physiological and welfare consequences, relocation, transport

2012

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