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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=mink

Changes in the welfare of mink (Neovison vison) with date of assessment in the winter and growth periods have limited effects on the overall WelFur categorisation

Authors: A. F. Marsbøll, B. I. F. Henriksen, B. K. Hansen, S. H. Møller

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, feasibility, mink production, reliability, welfare assessment, welfur

2019

Is boredom an animal welfare concern?

Authors: R. K. Meagher

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, boredom, emotional states, exploratory behaviour, individual differences, sensation-seeking

2019

Neurophysiological correlates of stereotypic behaviour in a model carnivore species

Authors: M. Diez-Leon, L. Kitchenham, R. Duprey, C. D. C. Bailey, E. Choleris, M. Lewis, G. Mason

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Brain Research

Keywords: basal ganglia, Dorsal striatum, environmental enrichment, Index Medicus, mink, stereotypic behaviour, Ventral striatum

2019

The representativeness of a semi-random sampling method for animal welfare assessments on mink farms

Authors: A. F. Marsbøll, B. I. F. Henriksen, S. H. Møller

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, feasibility, mink, on-farm welfare assessment, simulation study, welfur

2019

Boredom-like states in mink and their behavioural correlates: A replicate study

Authors: Rebecca K. Meagher, Dana L. M. Campbell, Georgia J. Mason

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, emotional states, environmental enrichment, inactivity, neovison vison, sensation-seeking

2017

The concept of behavioural needs in contemporary fur science: do we know what American mink (Mustela vison) really need?

Authors: A. L. Kornum, H. Röcklinsberg, M. Gjerris

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: american mink, animal housing, animal welfare, behavioural needs, ethics, swimming

2017

Effects of group size on behaviour, growth and occurrence of bite marks in farmed mink

Authors: Heléne M. K. Axelsson, Steffen W. Hansen, Jenny Loberg, Lena Lidfors

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, bite marks, group housing, growth, mink

2017

How tall should a mink cage be? Using animals’ preferences for different ceiling heights to improve cage design

Authors: María Díez-León, Margaret Quinton, Georgia Mason

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, cage size, internal cage height, preference, welfare regulations

2017

Mate choice screening in captive solitary carnivores: The role of male behavior and cues on mate preference and paternity in females of a model species, American mink (Neovison vison)

Authors: Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Thorsten Johannes Skovbjerg Balsby, Razvan Anistoroaei, Mikkel Stelvig, Torben Dabelsteen

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: american mink, breeding success, mate choice, mate preference, olfaction

2017

Towards a taxonomy of stereotypic behaviours in the American mink (Neovison vison), a model Carnivore: Homogeneous or heterogeneous?

Authors: Andrea Polanco, Dana L. M. Campbell, María Díez-León, Georgia Mason

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abnormal repetitive behaviour, american mink, animal welfare, behavioural sequence, ethogram, stereotypic behaviour

2017

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