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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 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


Welfare Improvement by Enrichment Programs in Common Marmoset Females Under Social Isolation

Authors: Mariana de França Santos, Ana Cecília de Menezes Galvão, Flávia Santos Silva, Erick dos Santos Silva, Geovan de Sousa, Bruno Lobão-Soares, Renata Gonçalves Ferreira, Maria Bernardete de Sousa, Nicole Leite Galvão-Coelho

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: callithrix jacchus, cortisol, food enrichment, structural enrichment, welfare

2021


The stress of being alone: Removal from the colony, but not social subordination, increases fecal cortisol metabolite levels in eusocial naked mole-rats

Authors: Phoebe D Edwards, Skyler J Mooney, Curtis O Bosson, Ilapreet Toor, Rupert Palme, Melissa M Holmes, Rudy Boonstra

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: enzyme immunoassay, eusocial, fecal cortisol metabolites, isolation stress, naked mole-rat, social rank, social status, social stress

2020


Behavioral patterns of laboratory Mongolian gerbils by sex and housing condition: a case study with an emphasis on sleeping patterns

Authors: Camilo Hurtado-Parrado, Ángelo Cardona-Zea, Mónica Arias-Higuera, Julián Cifuentes, Alejandra Muñoz, Javier L. Rico, Cesar Acevedo-Triana

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral patterns, captivity, case study, housing conditions, mongolian gerbil, sleep, social isolation, water consumption

2019


Do Social Factors Related to Allostatic Load Affect Stereotypy Susceptibility? Management Implications for Captive Social Animals

Authors: M. B. Nagy-Reis, O. Mendonça-Furtado, B. Resende

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: allostatic load, animal welfare, capuchin monkeys, pacing, social animals, stereotypy

2019


Behavioral and cortisol responses of adult marmoset monkeys (Callithrix penicillata) to different home-cage social disruption intervals

Authors: Renata B. Duarte, Rafael S. Maior, Marilia Barros

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, cortisol, familiar environment, marmoset, social separation, stress

2018


Contact with cows during the young age increases social competence and lowers the cardiac stress reaction in dairy calves

Authors: Cornelia Buchli, Alice Raselli, Rupert Bruckmaier, Edna Hillmann

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: alternative calf rearing, confrontation, dairy calves, dam rearing, isolation, stress reactivity

2017


Does positive reinforcement training affect the behaviour and welfare of zoo animals? The case of the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)

Authors: Caterina Spiezio, Stefano Vaglio, Consuelo Scala, Barbara Regaiolli

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal well-being, captive primate behaviour, lemur catta, training programme

2017


Impact of prenatal stress and environmental enrichment prior to weaning on activity and social behaviour of piglets (Sus scrofa)

Authors: Sophie Brajon, Nadine Ringgenberg, Stephanie Torrey, Renée Bergeron, Nicolas Devillers

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: comfort, emotional reactivity, exploration, housing enrichment, prenatal stress, social behaviour

2017


The impact of social context on behaviour and the recovery from welfare challenges in zebrafish, Danio rerio

Authors: Lewis J. White, Jack S. Thomson, Kieran C. Pounder, Robert C. Coleman, Lynne U. Sneddon

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: fish welfare, recovery, social enrichment, stress

2017


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