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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.
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The behavioral response of the crab-eating fox to olfactory enrichment

Authors: MP Figueira, FFR Silva, A Ribeiro, IO Silva, V Boere

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, canids, Cerdocyon thous, environmental enrichment, olfactory stimulus

2021


Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites as an indicator of adrenocortical activity in Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) and recommendations for future studies

Authors: Malin Larm, Anne Lene Hovland, Rupert Palme, Anne-Mathilde Thierry, Andrea L Miller, Arild Landa, Anders Angerbjörn, Nina E Eide

Publication/Journal: Polar Biology

Keywords: arctic fox, fecal glucocorticoid

2021


Glucocorticoid Production, Activity Levels, And Personality Traits Of Fennec Foxes (Vulpes zerda) Managed For Different Roles In Zoos

Authors: Corinne P Kozlowski, Karen L Bauman, Ashley D Franklin, John M Sahrmann, Marieke Gartner, Eli Baskir, Sheri Hanna, Kathleen LaMattina, Alice Seyfried, David M Powell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: ambassador animals, circadian rhythm, cortisol metabolites, fennec foxes, pedometer, temperament

2021


Behavioral responses to emotional challenges in female rats living in a seminatural environment: The role of estrogen receptors

Authors: Olivia Le Moëne, Anders Ågmo

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: co-occurrence analysis, diarylpropionitrile, fear, positive emotion, propylpyrazoletriol, seminatural environment, sexual behavior, social behavior

2018


Faecal cortisol metabolites as an indicator of adrenocortical activity in farmed silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Authors: Anne Lene Hovland, Anne Marit S. Rød, Marit Skog Eriksen, Rupert Palme, Janicke Nordgreen, Georgia J. Mason

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: acth stimulation, faecal glucocorticoid metabolites, handling, silver fox, stress, validation

2017


Blue foxes’ (Vulpes lagopus) motivation to gain access and interact with various resources

Authors: Tarja Koistinen, Hannu T. Korhonen, Elina Hämäläinen, Jaakko Mononen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cage, enrichment, fur farming, latency, vulpes lagopus

2016


Changing Conceptions of Care Humanization of the Companion Animal-Human Relationship

Authors: R. Fox, N. R. Gee

Publication/Journal: Society & Animals

Keywords: alternative companionship, children, commercialization, companion animals, consumption, dollar veterinary care, family, humanization, medicalization, people, pet ownership, price, responsible companionship, sociology, tails, unconditional love, veterinary sciences

2016


Effects of temporary captivity on ranging behaviour in urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Authors: Bryony Tolhurst, Adam Grogan, Heather Hughes, Dawn Scott

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: captivity, ex situ, home range, ranging behaviour, red fox, rehabilitation

2016


Predator odor exposure increases food-carrying behavior in rats

Authors: Kerstin E. A. Wernecke, Judith Brüggemann, Markus Fendt

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: foraging, fox urine, innate fear, pre-encounter defensive response, risk avoidance

2016


Preference for and use of oral enrichment objects in juvenile silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Authors: Anne Lene Hovland, Anne Marit S. Rød, Tarja Koistinen, Leena Ahola

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, environmental enrichment, preference, silver fox

2016


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