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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=equids

Effects of grazing muzzles on behavior and physiological stress of individually housed grazing miniature horses

Authors: Kristina M Davis, Marie E Iwaniuk, Rachel L Dennis, Patricia A Harris, Amy O Burk

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, grazing muzzles, miniature horse, physiological stress

2020

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

Aggression in working mules and subsequent aggressive treatment by their handlers in Egyptian brick kilns—Cause or effect?

Authors: Ahmed B. A. Ali, Mohammed A. El Sayed, Amy K. McLean, Camie R. Heleski

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: aggression, behavior, mules, welfare, working equids

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

Equine behavioral enrichment toys as tools for non-invasive recovery of viral and host DNA

Authors: Peter A. Seeber, Sanatana E. Soilemetzidou, Marion L. East, Chris Walzer, Alex D. Greenwood

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: environmental DNA, equine herpesvirus, genotyping, non-invasive sampling, zebra

2017

Detecting horses’ sickness: In search of visible signs

Authors: Martine Hausberger, Carole Fureix, Clémence Lesimple

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: horses, illness, indicators, pain, sickness assessment, welfare

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

A welfare assessment scoring system for working equids—A method for identifying at risk populations and for monitoring progress of welfare enhancement strategies (trialed in Egypt)

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

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: equine behavior, equine welfare, welfare assessment, working equids

2016

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