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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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Posture as a Non-Invasive Indicator of Arousal in American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus)

Authors: Sarah M Woody, Rachel M Santymire, Katherine A Cronin

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: amphibian, behavior, breathing, welfare, zoo-housed

2021


Social behaviors modulate bottlenose dolphins’ (Tursiops truncatus) breathing rate

Authors: A. Serres, F. Delfour

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, breathing frequency, respiration rate, social behavior, social play, tursiops-truncatus, welfare

2019


Assessment of stun quality after gunshot used on cattle: a pilot study on effects of diverse ammunition on physical signs displayed after the shot, brain tissue damage and brain haemorrhages

Authors: K. J. Schiffer, S. K. Retz, B. Algers, O. Hensel

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, brain haemorrhage, cattle, gunshot, physical signs, stun quality

2017


The effect of age and method of gas delivery on carbon dioxide euthanasia of pigs

Authors: M. A. Sutherland, P. J. Bryer, B. L. Backus

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: age, animal welfare, behaviour, carbon dioxide, euthanasia, pigs

2017


Assessment of aversion and unconsciousness during exposure to carbon dioxide at high concentration in lambs

Authors: P. Rodríguez, A. Dalmau, X. Manteca, H. Litvan, E. W. Jensen, A. Velarde

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, auditory-evoked potential, aversion, carbon dioxide, sheep, stunning

2016


Behavioural responses of broiler chickens during low atmospheric pressure stunning

Authors: Nikki Mackie, Dorothy E. F. McKeegan

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, humane slaughter, hypobaric hypoxia, loss of posture, low atmosphere pressure stunning

2016


Behavioural, brain and cardiac responses to hypobaric hypoxia in broiler chickens

Authors: Jessica E. Martin, Karen Christensen, Yvonne Vizzier-Thaxton, Malcolm A. Mitchell, Dorothy E. F. McKeegan

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram, hypobaric hypoxia, low atmosphere pressure stunning

2016


Comparison of novel mechanical cervical dislocation and a modified captive bolt for on-farm killing of poultry on behavioural reflex responses and anatomical pathology

Authors: J. E. Martin, D. E. F. McKeegan, J. Sparrey, V. Sandilands

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, captive bolt, cervical dislocation, killing, poultry, reflexes

2016


Anticipatory behavior in captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): A preliminary study

Authors: Ann-Louise M. Jensen, Fabienne Delfour, Toby Carter

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: anticipatory behavior, captive marine mammal management, cetacean welfare, marine mammal welfare, tursiops-truncatus, zoo animal welfare

2013


Phenotypic plasticity in response to breeding density in tree swallows: An adaptive maternal effect?

Authors: Alexandra B. Bentz, Kristen J. Navara, Lynn Siefferman

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: breathing rate, competition, prenatal hormone, tachycineta bicolor, testosterone

2013


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