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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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The effect of trough space and floor space on feeding and welfare of lambs in an intensive finishing system

Authors: Ellen C. Jongman, Maxine Rice, Angus J. D. Campbell, Kym L. Butler, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: feeder space, feeding behaviour, feedlot, floor space, growth, lambs

2017

Impact of maternal stress and nutrition on behavioural and physiological outcomes in young lambs

Authors: J. A. Rooke, G. Arnott, C. M. Dwyer, K. M. D. Rutherford

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, gestation, offspring response, practical application, sheep, stress

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

Validation of scan sampling techniques for behavioural observations of pastured lambs

Authors: A. N. Pullin, M. D. Pairis-Garcia, M. R. Campler, K. L. Proudfoot

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, lamb, pasture, scan sampling, sheep, validation

2017

Farmer and Public Attitudes Toward Lamb Finishing Systems

Authors: Grahame Coleman, Ellen Jongman, L. Greenfield, Paul Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, lambs, livestock management

2016

Lambs show changes in ear posture when experiencing pain

Authors: M. J. Guesgen, N. J. Beausoleil, E. O. Minot, M. Stewart, K. J. Stafford, P. C. H. Morel

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, ear posture, emotion, husbandry, lamb, pain

2016

Relationships between temperament, feeding behaviour, social interactions, and stress in lambs adapting to a feedlot environment

Authors: Maxine Rice, Ellen Caroline Jongman, Kym Lloyd Butler, Paul Hamilton Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cortisol, feeding behaviour, feedlot, growth, lambs, temperament

2016

The sucking behaviour and milk intake of one- to three-week-old triplet lambs during natural and competitive suckling situations

Authors: L. A. Van Welie, S. A. Clews, N. J. Beausoleil, R. Hickson, K. Kongara, P. R. Kenyon, S. T. Morris

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, lambs, milk intake, sheep, sucking, triplets

2016

Behavioural reactivity of ewes and lambs during partial and total social isolation

Authors: Shanis Barnard, Lindsay R. Matthews, Stefano Messori, Michele Podaliri Vulpiani, Nicola Ferri

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: fear, mother-lamb bond, sheep, temperament, welfare

2015

Effect of a screen with flaps and straw on behaviour, stress response, productive performance and meat quality in indoor feedlot lambs

Authors: L. A. Aguayo-Ulloa, M. Pascual-Alonso, J. L. Olleta, C. Sañudo, G. C. Miranda-de la Lama, G. A. María

Publication/Journal: Meat Science

Keywords: enriching items, indoor housing, intensive system, lamb welfare, meat quality

2015

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