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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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Influences of Rearing Environment on Behaviour and Welfare of Captive Chilean Flamingos: A Case Study on Foster-Reared and Parent-Reared Birds

Authors: Peter Kidd, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behaviour, cross-fostering, development, flamingos, foster-rearing, husbandry, welfare

2021

Stress behaviors in captive robust capuchins: Effects of humidity, visitors, management and sex

Authors: Marina de la Barrera Cardozo, Wagner A Chiba de Castro, Lucas M Aguiar

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: activity budget, humidity, robust capuchins, space, stress behavior, visitor effect

2021

Social and environmental impacts on sleep in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Authors: Emma Evison, Andrew McKenzie, Lisa Holmes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: asian elephant, sleep, social compatibility, welfare, zoo

2020

Spatial considerations for captive snakes

Authors: Clifford Warwick, Phillip Arena, Catrina Steedman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: captive, enclosure, husbandry, snake, space, stress

2019

Do shelter dogs engage in social referencing with their caregiver in an approach paradigm? An exploratory study

Authors: Charlotte Duranton, Thierry Bedossa, Florence Gaunet

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: approach paradigm, canis familiaris, shelter dogs, social referencing

2017

Assessing feeding motivation in sheep using different behavioural demand models and measures

Authors: Amanda K. Doughty, Drewe Ferguson, Lindsay R. Matthews, Geoff N. Hinch

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: demand, energy balance, feeding motivation, linear elasticity, sheep

2016

Preference for and use of oral enrichment objects in juvenile silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Authors: Anne Lene Hovland, Anne Marit S. Rød, Tarja Koistinen, Leena Ahola

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, environmental enrichment, preference, silver fox

2016

Prevalence of stereotypies and its possible causes among captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Tamil Nadu, India

Authors: Vanitha Varadharajan, Thiyagesan Krishnamoorthy, Baskaran Nagarajan

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: asian elephant, chaining, conspecific association, maternal deprivation, stereotypies

2016

Social Support Modulates Stress-Related Gene Expression in Various Brain Regions of Piglets

Authors: E. Kanitz, T. Hameister, A. Tuchscherer, M. Tuchscherer, B. Puppe

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Keywords: hpa axis, limbic brain regions, mRNA expression, pig, social buffering, social deprivation

2016

Unpredictability in food supply during early life influences growth and boldness in European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax

Authors: Ferrari Sébastien, Didier Leguay, Alain Vergnet, Marie-Odile Vidal, Béatrice Chatain, Marie-Laure Bégout

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, dicentrarchus labrax, environmental effect, exploration, food deprivation divergent strains, personality

2016

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