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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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Measurement of Fecal Testosterone Metabolites in Mice: Replacement of Invasive Techniques

Authors: Kerstin E. Auer, Marius Kußmaul, Erich Möstl, Katharina Hohlbaum, Thomas Rülicke, Rupert Palme

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: androgens, feces, mice, non-invasive, testosterone

2020

Social proximities of developing gorilla males (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in European zoos: the consequences of castration and social composition

Authors: Benoit Létang, Baptiste Mulot, Vanessa Alerte, Thomas Bionda, Lisa Britton, Tjerk ter Meulen, János Szánthó, Jean-Pascal Guéry, Cédric Sueur

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bachelor, castration, gorillas, maturation, social network analysis, welfare

2020

A review of population control methods in captive-housed primates

Authors: P. Y. Wallace, C. S. Asa, M. Agnew, S. M. Cheyne

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, contraception, euthanasia, population management, primates, surplus stock

2016

Use of deslorelin acetate implants to control aggression in a multi-male group of Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis)

Authors: Janis A. Raines, John J. Fried

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aggression, deslorelin, male, procavia, testosterone

2016

Group composition for fattening entire male pigs under enriched housing conditions—Influences on behaviour, injuries and boar taint compounds

Authors: Mirjam Holinger, Barbara Früh, Edna Hillmann

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: agonistic behaviour, androstenone, mounting, organic, skin injuries

2015

Welfare outcomes for 3- and 6-month-old beef calves in a tropical environment castrated surgically or by applying rubber rings

Authors: J. Carol Petherick, Alison H. Small, David J. Reid, Ian G. Colditz, Drewe M. Ferguson

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: beef cattle, castration, pain, stress

2015

Willingness of Dutch broiler and pig farmers to convert to production systems with improved welfare

Authors: É Gocsik, I. A. van der Lans, Agjm Oude Lansink, H. W. Saatkamp

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, barriers to adoption, broiler production, contingent valuation, farmers' decision-making, pig production

2015

Animal welfare and meat quality: The perspective of Uruguay, a “small” exporter country

Authors: M. del Campo, G. Brito, F. Montossi, J. M. Soares de Lima, R. San Julián

Publication/Journal: Meat Science

Keywords: castration, free range, lairage, meat quality, temperament, welfare

2014

Comparison of the effects of weaning and castration when conducted separately or in combination on the behaviour of crossbred beef cattle

Authors: Christian Lambertz, Antje Farke-Röver, Eva Moors, Matthias Gauly

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: beef cattle, behaviour, burdizzo castration, weaning, weight gain

2014

A comparison of welfare outcomes for weaner and mature Bos indicus bulls surgically or tension band castrated with or without analgesia: 1. Behavioural responses

Authors: J. Carol Petherick, Alison H. Small, David G. Mayer, Ian G. Colditz, Drewe M. Ferguson, Kevin J. Stafford

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: beef cattle, castration, ketoprofen, pain, stress

2014

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