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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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Assessment of Indoor Air Quality for Group-Housed Macaques (Macaca spp.)

Authors: Annemiek Maaskant, Isabel Janssen, Inge M Wouters, Frank JCM van Eerdenburg, Edmond J Remarque, Jan AM Langermans, Jaco Bakker

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: air quality, airborne fungi, ammonia, dust, endotoxin, humidity, non-human primate, ventilation rate

2022

Impact of bacterial aerosol, particulate matter, and microclimatic parameters on animal welfare in Chorzów (Poland) zoological garden

Authors: Jacek Grzyb, Krzysztof Pawlak

Publication/Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Keywords: bacterial aerosol, bioaerosol exposure, health risk, occupational exposure, particulate matter

2020

Diurnal and nocturnal activity budgets of zoo elephants in an outdoor facility

Authors: Kristina M. Horback, Lance J. Miller, Jeff R. M. Andrews, Stan A. Kuczaj

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity budget, african elephant, animal management, animal welfare, behavioral needs, loxodonta africana, zoological institution

2014

Use of dynamic and rewarding environmental enrichment to alleviate feather pecking in non-cage laying hens

Authors: Courtney L. Daigle, T. Bas Rodenburg, J. Elizabeth Bolhuis, Janice C. Swanson, Janice M. Siegford

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, feather pecking, laying hen

2014

The effects of chronic exposure to common bedding materials on the metabolic rate and overall health of male CD-1 mice

Authors: Corey E. Becker, Carolyn F. Mathur, Bradley G. Rehnberg

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: bedding, metabolic rate, mice, respiratory distress

2010

Tooth wear in captive wild ruminant species differs from that of free-ranging conspecifics

Authors: Thomas M. Kaiser, Juliane Brasch, Johanna C. Castell, Ellen Schulz, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde

Keywords: browser, grazer, nutrition, tooth wear

2009

Welfare assessment of laying hens in furnished cages and non-cage systems- an on-farm comparison

Authors: Rodenburg, T.B.; Tuyttens, F.A.M.; de Reu, K; Herman, L.; Zoons, J.; Sonck, B.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, health, housing, laying hens, welfare assessment

2008

Assessing the importance of natural behavior for animal welfare

Authors: M. B. M. Bracke, H. Hopster

Publication/Journal: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Keywords: animal welfare, assessment methodology, model, natural behavior, natural behaviour

2006

Why do hens sham dustbathe when they have litter

Authors: I.Anna S Olsson, Linda J Keeling, Ian J.H Duncan

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, dustbathing, motivation, poultry, stimulus

2002

Buller steer syndrome review

Authors: Judith K. Blackshaw, Alan W. Blackshaw, John J. McGlone

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: buller steer, cattle, sexual behavior, sexual behaviour, social behavior, social behaviour

1997

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