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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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Bird Welfare in Zoos and Aquariums: General Insights across Industries

Authors: Jocelyn M Woods, Adrienne Eyer, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: bird habitats, environmental enrichment, flooring, genetics, human-animal interactions, lighting, nutrition, social management, sound environment, substrate

2022


Does Accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Correlate with Animal Welfare Act Compliance?

Authors: Kailer K Riedman, Gregory B Cunningham, Louis DiVincenti

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: accreditation, animal welfare, aza, oversight, zoo

2022


The Relevance of Operant Behavior in Conceptualizing the Psychological Well-Being of Captive Animals

Authors: Erin B Rasmussen, M Christopher Newland, Ethan Hemmelman

Publication/Journal: Perspectives on Behavior Science

Keywords: animal welfare, operant behavior

2020


Reported livestock guarding dog-wildlife interactions: Implications for conservation and animal welfare

Authors: K Whitehouse-Tedd, R Wilkes, C Stannard, D Wettlaufer, D Cilliers

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: agriculture, carnivore, coexistence, conflict, human-wildlife, predator control

2020


Redefining human-animal relationships: an evaluation of methods to allow their empirical measurement in zoos

Authors: F. Patel, K. Whitehouse-Tedd, S. J. Ward

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, human-animal interactions, human-animal relationships, method, zoo

2019


Animal Behavior and Wel-Being Symposium: Metrics for on-farm animal welfare assessment-Current state and future needs

Authors: T. J. DeVries

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: agriculture, dairy & animal science

2017


ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND WELL-BEING SYMPOSIUM: Optimizing outcome measures of welfare in dairy cattle assessment

Authors: E. Vasseur

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: agriculture, animal behavior, animal welfare, animal well-being, assessing lameness, assessment, behavior, cattle, cows, dairy, dairy & animal science, ensure high repeatability, farm, herds, lesions, lying, outcome measure, prevalence, time, training-program

2017


ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND WELL-BEING SYMPOSIUM: Poultry welfare assessments: Current use and limitations

Authors: R. A. Blatchford

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: agriculture, broiler, dairy & animal science, indicators, keel bone damage, laying hen, laying hens, limitations, optical-flow, performance, stocking density, welfare assessments, welfare quality®

2017


ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND WELL-BEING SYMPOSIUM: The Common Swine Industry Audit: Future steps to assure positive on-farm animal welfare utilizing validated, repeatable and feasible animal-based measures

Authors: M. Pairis-Garcia, S. J. Moeller

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: agriculture, audit, dairy & animal science, euthanasia, finishing pigs, sows, swine, system, united-states, welfare

2017


Initial outcomes of a harmonized approach to collect welfare data in sport and leisure horses

Authors: E. Dalla Costa, F. Dai, D. Lebelt, P. Scholz, S. Barbieri, E. Canali, M. Minero

Publication/Journal: animal

Keywords: agriculture, animal-based indicator, awin, behavior, dairy & animal science, data collection, health, horse, obesity, prevalence, responses, tests, validation, veterinary sciences, welfare assessment

2017


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