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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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Accessibility challenges and opportunities at Brasília Zoo: Achieving a balance between visitor experience and animal welfare

Authors: Paula Albala, Mafalda Pantoja, Ederson Teixeira, Marta Romero

Publication/Journal: E3S Web of Conferences

Keywords: accessibility, animal welfare, visitor experience, zoo

2024

Simplifying the Animal Welfare Assessment Grid for enhanced accessibility

Authors: Ji-yoon Kim, Jae-Hyeon Choi, HyunYoung Ryu, Hye-Jin Kang

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal welfare, animal welfare assessment, Animal welfare assessment grid, five domains model, non-expert welfare evaluation, observation-based welfare assessment, simplified welfare assessment, zoo animal welfare

2024

Body Contacts and Social Interactions in Captive Odontocetes Are Influenced by the Context: An Implication for Welfare Assessment

Authors: Agathe Serres, Yujiang Hao, Ding Wang

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: agonistic interaction, bottlenose dolphin, emotional state, finless porpoise, pectoral fin contact, socio-sexual interaction

2020

Reindeer spatial use before, during and after construction of a wind farm

Authors: Diress Tsegaye, Jonathan E. Colman, Sindre Eftestøl, Kjetil Flydal, Gunnlaug Røthe, Kåre Rapp

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avoidance, peninsula, power line, rangifer tarandus, sami reindeer herders, wind farm

2017

A Systematic Review of the Literature Addressing Veterinary Care for Underserved Communities

Authors: Elizabeth LaVallee, Megan Kiely Mueller, Emily McCobb

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: care barrier, community medicine, low-price clinic, underserved community, veterinary

2017

Human-animal interactions of community dogs in Campo Largo, Brazil: A descriptive study

Authors: Y. K. E. Kwok, M. A. G. von Keyserlingk, G. Sprea, C. F. M. Molento

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: animal ethology, animal welfare, behavior, behavioral sciences, brazil, community dog, free-roaming, human-animal interactions, life, populations, veterinary sciences

2016

Behavioral and endocrine evaluation of the stressfulness of single-pen housing compared to group-housing and social isolation conditions

Authors: Vanessa Guesdon, Maryse Meurisse, Didier Chesneau, Sophie Picard, Frédéric Lévy, Elodie Chaillou

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: cortisol, crf, dopamine, emotion, fos, prolactin

2015

Diurnal rhythms, locations and behavioural sequences associated with eliminative behaviours in fattening pigs

Authors: Yuguang Guo, Xinming Lian, Peishi Yan

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural sequences, diurnal rhythms, dunging areas, elimination, exploring, fattening pigs

2015

Effects of freely accessible computerized test systems on the spontaneous behaviors and stress level of Guinea baboons (Papio papio)

Authors: Joël Fagot, Julie Gullstrand, Caralyn Kemp, Céline Defilles, Mourad Mekaouche

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: automatic testing, cognition, primate, welfare

2014

Influence of Heavy Snow on the Feeding Behavior of Japanese Macaques (Macaca Fuscata) in Northern Japan

Authors: Hiroto Enari, Haruka Sakamaki-Enari

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: cool-temperate forest, feeding trace, macaca fuscata, resource use, shirakami mountains

2013

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