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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.
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Environmental enrichment improves cognitive flexibility in rainbow trout in a visual discrimination task: first insights

Authors: Valentin Brunet, Thomas Lafond, Aude Kleiber, Léa Lansade, Ludovic Calandreau, Violaine Colson

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords:

2023

Retrospective study of morbidity and mortality of captive African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) held within United Kingdom Zoological Institutions between 2000 and 2020

Authors: R. Cock Harriet, Spiro Simon, F. Stidworthy Mark, Denk Daniela, Guthrie Amanda

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Keywords: african wild dogs, animal mortality, morbidity

2023

The Role of Preventative Medicine Programs in Animal Welfare and Wellbeing in Zoological Institutions

Authors: Paolo Martelli, Karthiyani Krishnasamy

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, animal wellbeing, operant conditioning, preventative medicine

2023

The Use of Operant Conditioning to Enhance the Management and Welfare of Captive Kingsnakes

Authors: Liam Sinclair

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour and Welfare Cases

Keywords: animal welfare, cooperative care, herpetoculture, kingsnakes, snake welfare, training

2023

Effects of conditioning on the welfare of jaguars (Panthera onca) in captivity

Authors: LCF Garcia, B Dallago, LGD Dantas, FEM Bernal

Publication/Journal: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia

Keywords: feline, jaguar, positive reinforcement, salivary cortisol, stress, training

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

Strepsirrhine Primate Training Programs in North American Institutions: Status and Implications for Future Welfare Assessment

Authors: Gloria Fernández-Lázaro, Meg H Dye, Christie Eddie, Gina M Ferrie

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior management, operant conditioning, primates, strepsirrhine, training

2021

Using individual-specific conditioning to reduce stereotypic behaviours: A study on smooth dogfish Mustelus canis in captivity

Authors: Alexis Hart, Zac Reynolds, Sandra Troxell-Smith

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, elasmobranchs

2021

The effectiveness of conditioned aversion in wolves: Insights from experimental tests

Authors: Jorge Tobajas, María Josefa Ruiz-Aguilera, José Vicente López-Bao, Pablo Ferreras, Rafael Mateo

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: conditioned taste aversion, human–wildlife conflict, large carnivore conservation, livestock predation, non-lethal predation control, wildlife management

2020

Making a Tiger’s Day: Free-Operant Assessment and Environmental Enrichment to Improve the Daily Lives of Captive Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris)

Authors: Michael Clayton, Trista Shrock

Publication/Journal: Behavior Analysis in Practice

Keywords: environmental enrichment, free operant, preference assessment, tigers

2020

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