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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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Behavioral and Physical Development of Captive–Born Eastern Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) Calves

Authors: Michael J Renner, Katelyn Kohn, June E Olds, Kayla Freeman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: black rhinoceros, neotnatal development, nursing duration, proximity, time-budget

2021

Dairy goats prefer to use different flooring types to perform different behaviours

Authors: Mhairi A. Sutherland, Gemma L. Lowe, Trevor J. Watson, Colleen M. Ross, Delphine Rapp, Gosia A. Zobel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bacteriology, bedding, behaviour, flooring, preference, welfare

2017

The ins and outs of the litter box: A detailed ethogram of cat elimination behavior in two contrasting environments

Authors: Ragen T. S. McGowan, Jacklyn J. Ellis, Miles K. Bensky, François Martin

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cat, defecation, elimination behavior, litter box, urination, wellbeing

2017

Inter- and intra-observer reliability of different methods for recording temperament in beef and dairy calves

Authors: Anina Vogt, Edit Lesa Aditia, Imke Schlechter, Susanne Schütze, Katrin Geburt, Matthias Gauly, Uta König von Borstel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cattle, inter-observer reliability, intra-observer reliability, temperament assessment, visual analogue scale

2017

Introducing Clicker Training as a Cognitive Enrichment for Laboratory Mice

Authors: C. Leidinger, F. Herrmann, C. Thoene-Reineke, N. Baumgart, J. Baumgart

Publication/Journal: Journal of Visualized Experiments

Keywords: 3rs, anxiety, balb/c, behavior, clicker training, enrichment, environmental enrichment, issue 121, mouse, multidisciplinary sciences, pigs, positive reinforcement training, rats, refinement, stress response, welfare, well-being

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

The effect of two different Individually Ventilated Cage systems on anxiety-related behaviour and welfare in two strains of laboratory mouse

Authors: O. Burman, L. Buccarello, V. Redaelli, L. Cervo

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety-related behaviour, ivc systems, laboratory mice, rodent housing

2014

Comparison of Isoflurane and Carbon Dioxide Anesthesia in Chilean Rose Tarantulas (Grammostola rosea)

Authors: Daniel S. Dombrowski, Ryan S. De Voe, Gregory A. Lewbart

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: anesthesia, carbon dioxide, chilean rose tarantula, grammostola rosea, isoflurane, spider

2013

Does water or blowing air stimulate cows to defecate?

Authors: Marianne Villettaz Robichaud, Anne Marie de Passillé, Jeffrey Rushen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: defecation, elimination, stimulation, urination, water

2013

Eliminative Behavior of Captive Numbats, Myrmecobius fasciatus (Mammalia; Marsupialia): Pattern and Identification of Fecal Deposits

Authors: Lindsay A. Hogan, Allan T. Lisle, Stephen D. Johnston

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: fecal marker, latrines, marsupial, scats, scent marking

2013

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