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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.
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Assessing chimpanzees’ fluency of movement: applications for monitoring health and welfare

Authors: Lydia M Hopper, Benjamin R Lake, Jesse G Leinwand, Amy Fultz, Stephen R Ross

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aging, geriatric care, locomotion, mobility, primate, quality of life

2022


Distinguishing mobility and immobility when establishing species‐specific activity budgets: A case study with gorillas (Gorilla berengei berengei and Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Jean D Nsekanabo, Austin Leeds, Winnie Eckardt, Deogratias Tuyisingize, Aisha Nyiramana, Kristen E Lukas

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords:

2022


Improving Leg Health in Broiler Chickens: A Systematic Review of the Effect of Environmental Enrichment

Authors: I. J. Pedersen, B. Forkman

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, broiler chicken, environmental enrichment, leg health, light, stocking density

2019


The animal welfare implications of civet coffee tourism in Bali

Authors: G. Carder, H. Proctor, J. Schmidt-Burbach, N. D'Cruze

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, common palm civet, kopi luwak, paradoxurus hermaphroditus, welfare assessment, wildlife tourism

2016


Effects of carprofen, meloxicam and butorphanol on broiler chickens’ performance in mobility tests

Authors: B. Hothersall, G. Caplen, R. M. A. Parker, C. J. Nicol, A. E. Waterman-Pearson, C. A. Weeks, J. C. Murrell

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: analgesia, animal welfare, broiler chicken, lameness, mobility, pain

2016


Melatonin ameliorates chronic mild stress induced behavioral dysfunctions in mice

Authors: Seenu Haridas, Mayank Kumar, Kailash Manda

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, behavior, chronic mild stress, cognition, depression, melatonin

2013


The effect of keel fractures on egg-production parameters, mobility and behaviour in individual laying hens

Authors: M. A. F. Nasr, J. Murrell, L. J. Wilkins, C. J. Nicol

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, behaviour, egg production, keel fracture, laying hen, mobility

2012


Development of the short-form Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale (CMPS-SF) and derivation of an analgesic intervention score

Authors: Reid, J.; Nolan, A.M.; Hughes, J.M.L.; Lascelles, D.; Pawson, P.; Scott, E.M.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal pain, animal welfare, dog, measurement, psychometric

2007


Impact of male–male competition and morphological traits on mating strategies and reproductive success in broiler breeders

Authors: B. Bilcik, I. Estevez

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: broiler breeder, competition, fertility, mating behavior, paternity

2005


Integrating stress physiology, environmental change, and behavior in free-living sparrows

Authors: C. Breuner

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: body condition, facultative altitudinal migration, fat score, glucocorticoids, inclement weather, stress, white-crowned sparrow

2003


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