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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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Using Qualitative Behaviour Assessment to Investigate Human-Animal Relationships in Zoo-Housed Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Authors: Freisha Patel, Francoise Wemelsfelder, Samantha J. Ward

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, free choice profiling, HAR, human-animal interaction, keeper-animal interactions, qba

2019

Application of Free Choice Profiling to assess the emotional state of dogs housed in shelter environments

Authors: Laura Arena, Franҫoise Wemelsfelder, Stefano Messori, Nicola Ferri, Shanis Barnard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: emotions, free choice profiling, generalised procrustes analysis, qualitative behavioural assessment, shelter dogs, welfare

2017

Positive perception of human stroking by lambs: Qualitative behaviour assessment confirms previous interpretation of quantitative data

Authors: Maria Serrapica, Xavier Boivin, Marjorie Coulon, Ada Braghieri, Fabio Napolitano

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: human-animal relationship, lamb, qualitative behaviour assessment, stroking

2017

Qualitative Behaviour Assessment of horses exposed to short-term emotional treatments

Authors: Sara Hintze, Eimear Murphy, Iris Bachmann, Francoise Wemelsfelder, Hanno Würbel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural expression, emotional state, free choice profiling, horse, qualitative behaviour assessment

2017

Qualitative Behaviour Assessment of dogs in the shelter and home environment and relationship with quantitative behaviour assessment and physiological responses

Authors: Jessica K. Walker, Arnja R. Dale, Richard B. D’Eath, Françoise Wemelsfelder

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural expression, canis familiaris, dog, saliva cortisol, shelter

2016

Validating the Use of Qualitative Behavioral Assessment as a Measure of the Welfare of Sheep During Transport

Authors: Sarah L. Wickham, Teresa Collins, Anne L. Barnes, David W. Miller, David T. Beatty, Catherine A. Stockman, Dominique Blache, Françoise Wemelsfelder, Patricia A. Fleming

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavioral expression, driving, flooring, qba, ventilation

2015

Socialising piglets in lactation positively affects their post-weaning behaviour

Authors: Talia Morgan, John Pluske, David Miller, Teresa Collins, Anne L. Barnes, Françoise Wemelsfelder, Patricia A. Fleming

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural expression, cross-suckling, free choice profiling, piglet, pre-weaning socialisation, qualitative behavioural assessment, weaning

2014

Application of Qualitative Behavioural Assessment to horses during an endurance ride

Authors: Patricia A. Fleming, Cheree L. Paisley, Anne L. Barnes, Françoise Wemelsfelder

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural expression, competition, endurance, equine, qba, ride place

2013

Flooring and driving conditions during road transport influence the behavioural expression of cattle

Authors: Catherine A. Stockman, Teresa Collins, Anne L. Barnes, David Miller, Sarah L. Wickham, David T. Beatty, Dominique Blache, Francoise Wemelsfelder, Patricia A. Fleming

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: free choice profiling, generalised procrustes analysis, physiology, qba, road transport, stress

2013

Inter-observer reliability of Qualitative Behavioural Assessments of sheep

Authors: Clare Phythian, Eleni Michalopoulou, Jennifer Duncan, Françoise Wemelsfelder

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: inter-observer reliability, qualitative behaviour assessment, sheep

2013

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