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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=goats

Vocalisations in Farm Animals: a Step Towards Positive Welfare Assessment

Authors: Karin A Laurijs, Elodie F Briefer, Inonge Reimert, Laura E Webb

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: emotions, farm animals, positive welfare, vocalisations

2021

The Welfare of Domestic Goats (Capra hircus) in a Zoo-Based Animal-Visitor Interaction Program

Authors: Ramont, M., Leahy M., Cronin, K.A.

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: ambassador animals, animal welfare, animal–visitor interactions, petting zoo, ungulate, visitor effect

2021

Behavioral and physiological measures in dairy goats with and without small ruminant lentivirus infection

Authors: Aleksandra Górecka-Bruzda, Daria Reczyńska, Ewa Jastrzębska, Katarzyna Barłowska, Emilia Bagnicka

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavior, dairy goat, health, heart rate, SRLV, welfare

2019

Farm Animal Cognition—Linking Behavior, Welfare and Ethics

Authors: Christian Nawroth, Jan Langbein, Marjorie Coulon, Vivian Gabor, Susann Oesterwind, Judith Benz-Schwarzburg, Eberhard von Borell

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, cattle, enrichment, goats, horses, human-animal interactions, pigs, sheep

2019

How Can We Assess Positive Welfare in Ruminants?

Authors: Silvana Mattiello, Monica Battini, Giuseppe De Rosa, Fabio Napolitano, Cathy Dwyer

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, buffaloes, cattle, Five Domains, goats, positive indicators, ruminants, sheep

2019

Acupuncture Needle Stimulation on Some Physiological Parameters After Road Transport and Physical Exercise in Horse

Authors: M. Rizzo, F. Arfuso, C. Giannetto, E. Giudice, F. Longo, D. Bruschetta, G. Piccione

Publication/Journal: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Keywords: acupuncture, cortisol, erythrocytes, exercise, goats, hematochemical parameter, horse, muscle, oxidative stress, responses, road transport, veterinary sciences

2017

Assessment of Welfare Issues During Traditional Slaughter of Goats in Pretoria, South Africa

Authors: Daniel N. Qekwana, Cheryl M. E. McCrindle, James W. Oguttu, Delia Grace, Beniamino T. Cenci-Goga

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, south africa, traditional slaughter, welfare assessment

2017

Dairy goats prefer to use different flooring types to perform different behaviours

Authors: Mhairi A. Sutherland, Gemma L. Lowe, Trevor J. Watson, Colleen M. Ross, Delphine Rapp, Gosia A. Zobel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bacteriology, bedding, behaviour, flooring, preference, welfare

2017

Face-based perception of emotions in dairy goats

Authors: Lucille G. A. Bellegarde, Marie J. Haskell, Christine Duvaux-Ponter, Alexander Weiss, Alain Boissy, Hans W. Erhard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, ear postures, emotions, face, goats

2017

Technical contribution: evaluation of the efficacy of a non-penetrating captive bolt to euthanase dairy goat kids up to 30 days of age

Authors: M. A. Sutherland, T. J. Watson, S. T. Millman

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, euthanasia, goats, insensibility, non-penetrating captive bolt

2017

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