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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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Behavioral interactions and glucocorticoid production of Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis) mothers and foals

Authors: Corinne P Kozlowski, Eli Baskir, Helen L Clawitter, Ashley D Franklin, Tim Thier, Martha Fischer, David M Powell, Cheryl S Asa

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: affiliative behavior, agonistic behavior, equid, fecal hormone, mother-offspring, nursing

2021

Judgement Bias in Miniature Donkeys: Conditioning Factors and Personality Links

Authors: Maria Pinto, Francisco Javier Navas González, Camie Heleski, Amy McLean

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: cognition, equid, optimism, patience, pessimism

2021

Equid Assessment, Research and Scoping (EARS): The Development and Implementation of a New Equid Welfare Assessment and Monitoring Tool

Authors: Zoe Raw, Joao B. Rodrigues, Karen Rickards, Joe Ryding, Stuart L. Norris, Andrew Judge, Laura M. Kubasiewicz, Tamlin L. Watson, Holly Little, Ben Hart, Rebekah Sulivan, Chris Garrett, Faith A. Burden

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal-based indicators, equid, equid welfare, evidence-based practice, one health, welfare assessment

2020

Crib biting and equine gastric ulceration syndrome: Do horses that display oral stereotypies have altered gastric anatomy and physiology?

Authors: Simon Paul Daniels, Louise Scott, Imogen De Lavis, Annabel Linekar, Andrew James Hemmings

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: gastric ulceration, oral stereotypies, oxidative stress, stomach, stress

2019

Application of the Hands-On Donkey Tool for Assessing the Welfare of Working Equids at Tuliman, Mexico

Authors: F. Galindo, A. de Aluja, R. Cagigas, L. A. Huerta, T. A. Tadich

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, assessment, hands-on donkey tool, welfare, working equid welfare

2018

Characterization of estrous cycles and pregnancy in Somali wild asses (Equus africanus somaliensis) through fecal hormone analyses

Authors: Corinne P. Kozlowski, Helen L. Clawitter, Tim Thier, Martha T. Fischer, Cheryl S. Asa

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: equid, estrogens, gestation, progestagens

2018

Perceptions of Equid Well Being Well-Being in South Dakota

Authors: Lindsey R. McNeill, Rebecca C. Bott, Sara L. Mastellar, Gemechis Djira, Heidi K. Carroll

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: equid well being, five freedoms, horse care, perceptions of welfare, south dakota

2018

Estrous cycle synchronization in the Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager)

Authors: Julia M. Ter Beest, Mandi W. Schook

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: equid, estradiol, ovulation, progesterone, prostaglandin, reproduction

2016

How to keep your horse safe? An epidemiological study about management practices

Authors: C. Lesimple, A. Poissonnet, M. Hausberger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: equid type, equids, management, welfare, work

2016

Are mules or donkeys better adapted for Egyptian brick kiln work? (Until we can change the kilns)

Authors: Ahmed B. A. Ali, Mohamed Y. Matoock, Manal A. Fouad, Camie R. Heleski

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

Keywords: bcs, behavior, body lesions, brick kilns, donkeys welfare, egyptian, heat stress, mules welfare, working equid welfare

2015

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