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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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Faecal corticosterone responses of black rhinos (Diceros bicornis) to a transfer between housing facilities within a zoo

Authors: Thomas Göttert, Pierre Grothmann, Ulrich Zeller

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: black rhino, faecal corticosterone, transfer

2015


Metabolic consequences of chronic intermittent mild stress exposure

Authors: Abigail K. Thompson, Sarah Fourman, Amy E. B. Packard, Ann E. Egan, Karen K. Ryan, Yvonne M. Ulrich-Lai

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: chronic stress, diet choice, diet preference, glucose tolerance, palatable diet

2015


How much is enough? The amount of straw necessary to satisfy pigs’ need to perform exploratory behaviour

Authors: Lene J. Pedersen, Mette S. Herskin, Björn Forkman, Ulrich Halekoh, Kristian M. Kristensen, Margit B. Jensen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abnormal behaviour, activity, growing pigs, rooting material, straw, welfare

2014


Extra-pair paternity confirmed in wild white-handed gibbons

Authors: Claudia Barelli, Kazunari Matsudaira, Tanja Wolf, Christian Roos, Michael Heistermann, Keith Hodges, Takafumi Ishida, Suchinda Malaivijitnond, Ulrich H. Reichard

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: genetic paternity, gibbons, hylobates lar, monogamy, pair-living, polyandry

2013


Responses of mink to auditory stimuli: Prerequisites for applying the ‘cognitive bias’ approach

Authors: Pernille M. Svendsen, Jens Malmkvist, Ulrich Halekoh, Michael Mendl

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: *cognitive bias, american mink, associative learning, auditory discrimination, neovison vison aka mustela vison

2012


Effects of repeated regrouping on horse behaviour and injuries

Authors: Janne Winther Christensen, Eva Søndergaard, Karen Thodberg, Ulrich Halekoh

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: group housing, horse, injuries, regrouping, social behaviour

2011


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