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Date: 10/4/23
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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=avian

Changes in Environment and Management Practices Improve Foot Health in Zoo-Housed Flamingos

Authors: Andrew Mooney, Kelly McCall, Scott Bastow, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: bumblefoot, enclosure design, pododermatitis, welfare, zoo enclosure

2023

The Impact of Visitors on Non-Primate Species in Zoos: A Quantitative Review

Authors: Ellen Williams, Violet Hunton, Geoff Hosey, Samantha J Ward

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: non-primate species, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare, zoo visitors

2023

Non-invasive measurements of respiration and heart rate across wildlife species using Eulerian Video Magnification of infrared thermal imagery

Authors: Caroline L Rzucidlo, Erin Curry, Michelle R Shero

Publication/Journal: BMC Biology

Keywords: infrered thermal imagery, non-invasive measurements

2023

A review of interspecific social play among nonhuman animals

Authors: Heather J. B. Brooks, Gordon M. Burghardt

Publication/Journal: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Keywords: animal play, cognition, communication, Heterospecific play, Interspecies play, Reddit, social play, species recognition, youtube

2023

What’s Black and White and Pink All Over? Lesser Flamingo Nocturnal Behaviour Captured by Remote Cameras

Authors: Paul E Rose, Jess Chapman, James E Brereton, Lisa M Riley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: husbandry evidence, lesser flamingo, noctournal behavior, remote monitoring, welfare

2022

Environmental enrichment impacts discrimination between familiar and unfamiliar human odours in snakes (Pantherophis guttata)

Authors: Gokulan Nagabaskaran, Oliver HP Burman, Tatjana Hoehfurtner, Anna Wilkinson

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: enrichment, environment, familiarity, odour discrimination, reptile, snake

2021

Should zoo foods be chopped: macaws for consideration

Authors: Charlotte James, Andrew Nicholls, Marianne Freeman, Kerry Hunt, James Edward Brereton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: Ara ararauna, avian, evidence-based husbandry, food presentation, keeper time, parrot

2021

Interspecies Interactions Mediated by Technology: An Avian Case Study at the Zoo

Authors: Rébecca Kleinberger, Anne HK Harrington, Lydia Yu, Akito van Troyer, David Su, Janet M Baker, Gabriel Miller

Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Keywords: animal agency, animal music, animal-computer-interaction, enrichment, interspecies interactions, sonic enrichment

2020

Effects of Fluorescent Lighting Versus Sunlight Exposure on Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Feather Destructive Behavior in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots (Amazona ventralis)

Authors: Jennifer A. West, Tully, Thomas N., Jr., Javier G. Nevarez, Rhett W. Stout

Publication/Journal: Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: Amazona ventralis, avian, avian vitamin D, feather destructive behavior, Hispaniolan Amazon parrot, UVB light

2019

Evaluation of a pressure sensitive walkway for objective gait analysis in normal and arthritic domestic ducks (Cairina moschata domestica)

Authors: J. D. Sheldon, M. J. Adkesson, M. C. Allender, R. S. Bailey, J. N. Langan, S. K. Chinnadurai

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: analgesia, carprofen, encapsulated butorphanol tartate, footpad dermatitis, force platform, hydrochloride, lameness, pain, parrots amazona-vertralis

2019

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