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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=buffalo%20heifer

Effects of time of day, visitor pressure and weather on the behaviour of captive American bison Bison bison

Authors: Rogerio Vicentini, Aline Cristina Sant’Anna, Wendy Mercedes Rauw, Diego Moya, Maria Delclaux Real de Asua, John Scott Church, Yuri Regis Montanholi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: American buffalo, bovid, captive environment, meteorological parameters, remote monitoring, wild cattle

2024

Behavioral Implications of the Complete Absence of Guests on a Zoo-Housed Gorilla Troop

Authors: Megan E Miller, Caeley M Robinson, Susan W Margulis

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: activity budget, gorilla, visitor effects

2021

The effect of feeding enrichment in the milk-feeding stage on the cognition of dairy calves in a T-maze

Authors: Kelsey Horvath, Mariana Fernandez, Emily K. Miller-Cushon

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cognition, dairy calf, enrichment, learning, t-maze

2017

Impacts of shade on physiological and behavioural pattern of Dehong buffalo calves under high temperature

Authors: Zhaobing Gu, Shuli Yang, Jing Leng, Shaohong Xu, Shoukun Tang, Chuanbin Liu, Yajun Gao, Huaming Mao

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, cooling effects, dehong buffalo calves, shade

2016

Music for the birds: effects of auditory enrichment on captive bird species

Authors: Lindsey Robbins, Susan W. Margulis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: auditory enrichment, mousebird, starling, turaco

2016

Application of the Welfare Quality protocol to dairy buffalo farms: Prevalence and reliability of selected measures

Authors: G. De Rosa, F. Grasso, C. Winckler, A. Bilancione, C. Pacelli, F. Masucci, F. Napolitano

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: agriculture, behavior, bubalus-bubalis, cattle, cows, dairy & animal science, dairy buffalo, food science & technology, housing system, milk, parameters, protein, welfare monitoring, welfare quality®

2015

A continuous recording approach to qualitative behaviour assessment in dairy buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

Authors: Fabio Napolitano, Giuseppe De Rosa, Maria Serrapica, Ada Braghieri

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: continuous recording, mediterranean dairy buffalo, observer training, qualitative behaviour assessment, temporal dominant behavioural expression

2015

Effect of feeding Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) root as prebiotic on nutrient utilization, fecal characteristics and serum metabolite profile of captive Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) fed a meat-on-bone diet

Authors: S. K. Pradhan, A. Das, S. S. Kullu, M. Saini, A. K. Pattanaik, N. Dutta, A. K. Sharma

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: clinical chemistry, fecal characteristics, jerusalem artichoke, nutrient utilization, panthera pardus fusca, prebiotic

2015

Genetic analysis reveals multiple parentage in captive reared eastern hellbender salamanders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)

Authors: Shem D. Unger, Rod N. Williams

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian breeding, captive management, cryptobranchidae, head-starting, microsatellite DNA

2015

Effect of pre-partum habituation to milking routine on behaviour and lactation performance of buffalo heifers

Authors: Annemari Polikarpus, Fabio Napolitano, Fernando Grasso, Rossella Di Palo, Fabio Zicarelli, David Arney, Giuseppe De Rosa

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, buffalo heifer, milking, pre-partum habituation

2014

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