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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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Differences in Mother-Infant Bond and Social Behavior of African Elephant Calves Living In Situ and Ex Situ

Authors: Franziska Hoerner, Jake Rendle-Worthington, Arne Lawrenz, Ann-Kathrin Oerke, Karsten Damerau, Santiago Borragán Santos, Therese Hard, Gela Preisfeld

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: development, distance keeping, human care, loxodonta africana, wild elephants, zoo elephants

2023

From left to right all through the night: Characteristics of lying rest in zoo elephants

Authors: Christian Schiffmann, Linda Hellriegel, Marcus Clauss, Brother Stefan, Kevin Knibbs, Christian Wenker, Therese Hård, Cordula Galeffi

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elephants, rest, zoo

2022

From left to right all through the night: Characteristics of lying rest in zoo elephants

Authors: Christian Schiffmann, Linda Hellriegel, Marcus Clauss, Brother Stefan, Kevin Knibbs, Christian Wenker, Therese Hård, Cordula Galeffi

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elephant, rest, sleep, zoo

2022

Wild boar behaviour during live-trap capture in a corral-style trap: implications for animal welfare

Authors: Åsa Fahlman, Johan Lindsjö, Therese Arvén Norling, Petter Kjellander, Erik Olof Ågren, Ulrika Alm Bergvall

Publication/Journal: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Keywords: 3R, ethogram, health, hunting, management, refinement, stress, sus scrofa, trapping, wildlife

2020

How does feeding regime affect behaviour and activity in captive African lions (Panthera leo)?

Authors: Nina Höttges, Madeleine Hjelm, Therese Hård, Matthias %J Journal of Zoo Laska, Aquarium Research

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: feeding regime, felids, hunger, husbadry, satiation

2019

Soft and persistent-The influence of sand-flooring and calves on the resting behavior of a zoo-kept African elephant (Loxodonta africana) group

Authors: Christian Schiffmann, Therese Hard, Madeleine Hjelm, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: lying and leaning rest, sand flooring, zoo elephants

2019

Measuring dog-owner relationships: Crossing boundaries between animal behaviour and human psychology

Authors: Therese Rehn, Linda J. Keeling

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, attachment, caregiving, human-animal interaction, reunion, strange situation procedure

2016

Dog behavior but not frontal brain reaction changes in repeated positive interactions with a human: A non-invasive pilot study using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)

Authors: Lorenz Gygax, Nadine Reefmann, Therese Pilheden, Felix Scholkmann, Linda Keeling

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Brain Research

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fnirs), indicator, positive affective states

2015

Early human handling in non-weaned piglets: Effects on behaviour and body weight

Authors: Daiana de Oliveira, Mateus J. R. Paranhos da Costa, Manja Zupan, Therese Rehn, Linda J. Keeling

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: growth, handling, human-animal interactions, pigs, psychological development, welfare

2015

Dogs’ endocrine and behavioural responses at reunion are affected by how the human initiates contact

Authors: Therese Rehn, Linda Handlin, Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg, Linda J. Keeling

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: contact-seeking behaviour, cortisol, emotional state, human–dog interaction, oxytocin

2014

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