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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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Impact of Broad-Spectrum Lighting on Recall Behaviour in a Pair of Captive Blue-Throated Macaws (Ara glaucogularis)

Authors: Zoe Bryant, Eva Konczol, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: artificial lighting, behaviour, husbandry, Pstiaccidae, T5 lamps, ultraviolet light, vision

2022


How much UV-B does my reptile need? The UV-Tool, a guide to the selection of UV lighting for reptiles and amphibians in captivity

Authors: Frances Baines, Joe Chattell, James Dale, Dan Garrick, Iri Gill, Matt Goetz, Tim Skelton, Matt Swatman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: amphibians, captivity, reptiles, UV lighting

2016


Auditing animal welfare and making practical improvements in beef-, pork- and sheep-slaughter plants

Authors: T. Grandin

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, auditing, handling, slaughter, stunning, vocalisation, vocalization

2012


The post-release fate of hand-reared orphaned bats: survival and habitat selection

Authors: M. T. Serangeli, L. Cistrone, L. Ancillotto, A. Tomassini, D. Russo

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, kuhl's pipistrelle, post-release survival, rehabilitation, roost, sociality

2012


Effect of Spectral Composition of Artificial Light on the Attraction of Moths

Authors: F. van Langevelde, J.A. Ettema, M. Donners, M.F. WallisDeVries, D. Groenendijk

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: body-size dependent effect, cascading effects, ecology of the night, lepidoptera, light pollution

2011


Quantifying the vitamin D3 synthesizing potential of UVB lamps at specific distances over time

Authors: Debra A. Schmidt, Diane Mulkerin, Daniel R. Boehm, Mark R. Ellersieck, Zhiren Lu, Matthew Campbell, Tai C. Chen, Michael F. Holick

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: fluorescent lamps, mercury vapor lamps, metabolic bone disease, uvb

2010


Progress and challenges in animal handling and slaughter in the U.S

Authors: Temple Grandin

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cattle, handling, pigs, slaughter, stunning, welfare

2006


Hormone receptor expression in interdigital glands of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Authors: Laura W. Lamps, Bruce R. Smoller, Thomas E. Goodwin, L. E. L. Rasmussen

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: chemical communication, elephant, hormone receptor, immunohistochemistry, interdigital gland

2004


Blood values in wild and captive Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis)

Authors: Don Gillespie, Frederic L. Frye, Steven L. Stockham, Terry Fredeking

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: blood values, komodo dragons, normal physiologic values, varanus komodoensis

2000


Turkeys prefer fluorescent light with supplementary ultraviolet radiation

Authors: C. Moinard, C.M. Sherwin

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, preference, turkey, ultraviolet radiation, welfare

1999


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