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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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Cutting to the chase: How round-pen, lunging, and high-speed liberty work may compromise horse welfare

Authors: Kate Fenner, Andrew N. McLean, Paul D. McGreevy

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: arousal level, chasing, equitation science, horse welfare, lunging, round-pen

2019

The effects of kennel size and exercise on the behaviour and stress physiology of individually-housed greyhounds

Authors: E. C. Jongman, K. L. Butler, P. H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: exercise, greyhounds, housing, space allowance, welfare

2018

Aggressiveness in group-housed rabbit does: Influence of group size and pen characteristics

Authors: Cristina Zomeño, Marco Birolo, Andrea Zuffellato, Gerolamo Xiccato, Angela Trocino

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bayesian inference, behaviour, collective housing, reproducing rabbit does

2017

Learning to play: A review and theoretical investigation of the developmental mechanisms and functions of cetacean play

Authors: Heather M. Hill, Sarah Dietrich, Briana Cappiello

Publication/Journal: Learning & Behavior

Keywords: cetacean, development, play, social learning

2017

Behavioural characteristics of dogs removed from hoarding situations

Authors: Franklin D. McMillan, Raphaël Vanderstichel, Henrik Stryhn, Jenny Yu, James A. Serpell

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, c-barq, dog, hoarding, welfare

2016

Effect of predictability on the stress response to chasing in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) parr

Authors: Angelico Madaro, Anders Fernö, Tore S. Kristiansen, Rolf Erik Olsen, Marnix Gorissen, Gert Flik, Jonatan Nilsson

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: allostasis, conditioning, habituation, predictability, salmon, stress

2016

Human-animal interactions of community dogs in Campo Largo, Brazil: A descriptive study

Authors: Y. K. E. Kwok, M. A. G. von Keyserlingk, G. Sprea, C. F. M. Molento

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: animal ethology, animal welfare, behavior, behavioral sciences, brazil, community dog, free-roaming, human-animal interactions, life, populations, veterinary sciences

2016

Behaviour, wounds, weight loss and adrenal weight of rabbit does as affected by semi-group housing

Authors: Stephanie Buijs, Luc Maertens, Katleen Hermans, Jürgen Vangeyte, Frank André Maurice Tuyttens

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, locomotion, skin lesions, social behaviour, stress

2015

Farm characteristics in Slovene wolf habitat related to attacks on sheep

Authors: Diederik van Liere, Cathy Dwyer, Dušanka Jordan, Andrea Premik-Banič, Aleš Valenčič, Drago Kompan, Nataša Siard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: depredation, electric fence, guarding dog, night enclosure, sheep behaviour, wolf attack

2013

Linking cortisol responsiveness and aggressive behaviour in gilthead seabream Sparus aurata: Indication of divergent coping styles

Authors: Maria Filipa Castanheira, Marcelino Herrera, Benjamín Costas, Luís E. C. Conceição, Catarina I. M. Martins

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, individual variation, resident-intruder test, stress response

2013

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