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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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It’s in the bag: Corticosterone levels and behavioral responses of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) vary with type of holding bag

Authors: Renee E. Carleton, Rachel M. Caldwell

Publication/Journal: Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Keywords: behavior, capture, corticosterone, eastern bluebird, holding bag, restraint, stress

2019

Investigation Into the Humaneness of Slaughter Methods for Guinea Pigs (Cavia porcelus) in the Andean Region

Authors: Georgina Limon, Eloy A. Gonzales-Gustavson, Troy J. Gibson

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: guinea pigs, slaughter, welfare

2016

Nitrous oxide as a humane method for piglet euthanasia: Behavior and electroencephalography (EEG)

Authors: Jean-Loup Rault, Nikki Kells, Craig Johnson, Rachel Dennis, Mhairi Sutherland, Donald C. Lay Jr

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aversive, carbon dioxide, death, gas, swine, welfare

2015

Testing three measures of mouse insensibility following induction with isoflurane or carbon dioxide gas for a more humane euthanasia

Authors: Carly M. Moody, I. Joanna Makowska, Daniel M. Weary

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: mice, pedal withdrawal reflex, recumbency, righting reflex

2015

Bite marks in mink—Induced experimentally and as reflection of aggressive encounters between mink

Authors: Steffen W. Hansen, Steen H. Møller, Birthe M. Damgaard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, group housing, mink, welfare indicator

2014

Effects of stocking rate on measures of efficacy and welfare during carbon dioxide gas euthanasia of young pigs

Authors: K. J. Fiedler, R. L. Parsons, L. J. Sadler, S. T. Millman

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, behaviour, carbon dioxide, euthanasia, pigs, stocking rate

2014

Killing of spent laying hens using CO2 in poultry barns

Authors: C. Berg, J. Yngvesson, S. Nimmermark, V. Sandström, B. Algers

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, carbon dioxide, killing, laying hen, on-farm, whole house

2014

Mouse aversion to isoflurane versus carbon dioxide gas

Authors: Carly M. Moody, Daniel M. Weary

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: drop method, euthanasia, light–dark paradigm, recumbency, vaporizer

2014

Body weight affects behavioural indication of thermal nociceptive threshold in adult domestic cats (Felis catus)

Authors: Mark J. Farnworth, Lorelle A. Barrett, Nigel J. Adams, Ngaio J. Beausoleil, Margreet Hekman, David G. Thomas, Natalie K. Waran, Kevin J. Stafford

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: body condition, cat, co2 laser, nociception, pain assessment, thermal threshold

2013

Killing wild geese with carbon dioxide or a mixture of carbon dioxide and argon

Authors: M. A. Gerritzen, H. G. M. Reimert, A. Lourens, M. B. M. Bracke, M. T. W. Verhoeven

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, argon, co2, geese, killing, stunning

2013

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