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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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Assessment of Indoor Air Quality for Group-Housed Macaques (Macaca spp.)

Authors: Annemiek Maaskant, Isabel Janssen, Inge M Wouters, Frank JCM van Eerdenburg, Edmond J Remarque, Jan AM Langermans, Jaco Bakker

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: air quality, airborne fungi, ammonia, dust, endotoxin, humidity, non-human primate, ventilation rate

2022

The Effect of Substrate on Water Quality in Ornamental Fish Tanks

Authors: Myriam Vanderzwalmen, Daniel Sánchez Lacalle, Priyadarshini Tamilselvan, Jason McNeill, Dorine Delieuvin, Khadidja Behlouli, Andrew Hursthouse, Iain McLellan, Mhairi E Alexander, Fiona L Henriquez

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: environmental enrichment, gravel substrate, home aquaria, ornamental fishes, sand substrate, substrate enrichment

2022

The impact of bedding volumes on laboratory mice

Authors: Jennifer Freymann, Ping-Ping Tsai, Helge Stelzer, Hansjoachim Hackbarth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bedding volume, body temperature, corticosterone, food intake, mice, preference test

2017

Capture, transport, and husbandry of elephant sharks (Callorhinchus milii) adults, eggs, and hatchlings for research and display

Authors: Catherine A. Boisvert, Camila Leite Martins, Alison Grace Edmunds, Julian Cocks, Peter Currie

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: chondrichthyes, developmental series, evodevo, holocephali, husbandry

2015

Rooting area and drinker affect dunging behaviour of organic pigs

Authors: Herman Maarten Vermeer, Henk Altena, Pieter Franciscus Gerardus Vereijken, Marc Bernardus Maria Bracke

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, drinking, dunging, organic, pigs, rooting

2015

Effect of varying dietary starch and fiber levels and inoculum source (mule deer vs. dairy cow) on simulated rumen fermentation characteristics

Authors: Matthew A. Brooks, Robyn M. Harvey, Nichole F. Johnson, Elizabeth A. Koutsos, Monty S. Kerley

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bos taurus, ndf, odocoileus hemionus, ruminant, volatile fatty acid

2014

The impact of chronic environmental stressors on growing pigs, Sus scrofa (Part 1): stress physiology, production and play behaviour

Authors: E. A. O’Connor, M. O. Parker, M. A. McLeman, T. G. Demmers, J. C. Lowe, L. Cui, E. L. Davey, R. C. Owen, C. M. Wathes, S. M. Abeyesinghe

Publication/Journal: animal

Keywords: ammonia, light, noise, pigs, stress

2010

The impact of chronic environmental stressors on growing pigs, Sus scrofa (Part 2): social behaviour

Authors: M. O. Parker, E. A. O’Connor, M. A. McLeman, T. G. M. Demmers, J. C. Lowe, R. C. Owen, E. L. Davey, C. M. Wathes, S. M. Abeyesinghe

Publication/Journal: animal

Keywords: ammonia, light intensity, noise, pig, social behaviour

2010

Effects of cage-cleaning frequency on laboratory rat reproduction, cannibalism, and welfare

Authors: Charlotte C. Burn, Georgia J. Mason

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, cannibalism, husbandry, hygiene, reproduction, rodents

2008

Long-term transportation, by road and air, of Devil-ray (Mobula mobular), Meagre (Argyrosomus regius), and Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola)

Authors: João P. S. Correia, José T. C. Graça, Morikawa Hirofumi

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amquel®, aquariology, captive, husbandry

2008

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