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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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Welfare of animals in captivity: expose on diversity, enclosure size and enrichment, food and feeding regime in some zoos in South-West Nigeria

Authors: OO Ajayi, AA Alarape

Publication/Journal: Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment

Keywords: animal welfare, captive breeding, conservation, zoo

2021

Discovering the Relationship between Dietary Nutrients on Cortisol and Ghrelin Hormones in Horses Exhibiting Oral Stereotypic behaviour: A Review

Authors: Farah Hanis, Eric Lim Teik Chung, Mamat Hamidi Kamalludin, Zulkifli Idrus

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: abnormal behaviour, cortisol, equine, ghrelin, macronutrient, oral stereotypy, redirected

2020

An Assessment of Welfare Conditions in Wildlife Markets across Morocco

Authors: Daniel Bergin, Vincent Nijman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: five freedoms, Mediterranean, pet, welfare assessment, wildlife trade

2019

How does feeding regime affect behaviour and activity in captive African lions (Panthera leo)?

Authors: Nina Höttges, Madeleine Hjelm, Therese Hård, Matthias %J Journal of Zoo Laska, Aquarium Research

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: feeding regime, felids, hunger, husbadry, satiation

2019

Evaluating measures of exploratory behaviour in sows around farrowing and during lactation—A pilot study

Authors: Anna Valros, Lene Juul Pedersen, Merja Pöytäkangas, Margit Bak Jensen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: energy status, exploration, lactation, manipulable object, novel object, sow

2017

Predator odor exposure increases food-carrying behavior in rats

Authors: Kerstin E. A. Wernecke, Judith Brüggemann, Markus Fendt

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: foraging, fox urine, innate fear, pre-encounter defensive response, risk avoidance

2016

Sex-specific food provisioning patterns by parents in the asynchronously hatching European hoopoe

Authors: Sophie Ryser, Nicolas Guillod, Claire Bottini, Raphaël Arlettaz, Alain Jacot

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: brood reduction, hatching asynchrony, hoopoe, prey size, sex-specific feeding pattern

2016

Weaning and separation stress: maternal motivation decreases with litter age and litter size in farmed mink

Authors: Jens Malmkvist, Dennis D. Sørensen, Torben Larsen, Rupert Palme, Steffen W. Hansen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: glucocorticoids, infrared thermography (irt), litter size, maternal behaviour, stress, weaning

2016

Assessment of welfare of Brazilian and Belgian broiler flocks using the Welfare Quality protocol

Authors: F. A. M. Tuyttens, J. F. Federici, R. F. Vanderhasselt, K. Goethals, L. Duchateau, E. C. O. Sans, C. F. M. Molento

Publication/Journal: Poultry Science

Keywords: agriculture, animal welfare, behavior, chickens, country of origin, dairy & animal science, dermatitis, farm, performance, poultry meat, slaughter, thirst, trade, welfare quality®

2015

Effect of feed allowance at pasture on lying behaviour and locomotory ability of dairy cows

Authors: Keelin O’Driscoll, Eva Lewis, Emer Kennedy

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: dairy cow, feed restriction, locomotion, lying, pasture

2015

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