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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 quest to develop automated systems for monitoring animal behavior

Authors: Janice M. Siegford, Juan P. Steibel, Junjie Han, Madonna Benjamin, Tami Brown-Brandl, Joao R. R. Dórea, Daniel Morris, Tomas Norton, Eric Psota, Guilherme J. M. Rosa

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal behavior, Automated monitoring technology, observation, sensors

2023

Consumer Attitudes Toward Animal Welfare-Friendly Products and Willingness to Pay: Exploration of Mexican Market Segments

Authors: Genaro C. Miranda-de la Lama, Laura X. Estévez-Moreno, Morris Villarroel, Adolfo A. Rayas-Amor, Gustavo A. María, Wilmer S. Sepúlveda

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, consumer segmentation, emerging markets, mexico, welfare-friendly products

2019

Social personality in sheep: Can social strategies predict individual differences in cognitive abilities, morphology features, and reproductive success?

Authors: Genaro C. Miranda-de la Lama, María Pascual-Alonso, Lorena Aguayo-Ulloa, Wilmer S. Sepúlveda, Morris Villarroel, Gustavo A. María

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: cognitive abilities, reproductive success, sheep, social personality, social strategies

2019

Achieving optimal welfare for the Nile hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in North American zoos and aquariums

Authors: Kaylin S. Tennant, Valerie D. Segura, Megan C. Morris, Kristen Denninger Snyder, David Bocian, Dan Maloney, Terry L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: captivity, exhibit design, hippopotamus, welfare, wellness

2018

Race and ethnicity are not primary determinants in utilizing veterinary services in underserved communities in the United States

Authors: Jessica L. Decker Sparks, Bridget Camacho, Philip Tedeschi, Kevin N. Morris

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: companion animals, race and ethnicity, spay/neuter

2018

LESSONS FROM A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF A 5-YR PERIOD OF PRESHIPMENT TESTING AT SAN DIEGO ZOO: A RISK-BASED APPROACH TO PRESHIPMENT TESTING MAY BENEFIT ANIMAL WELFARE

Authors: M. Marinkovich, C. Wallace, P. J. Morris, B. Rideout, G. W. Pye

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Keywords: analysis, pathology program, preshipment testing, preventive medicine, risk, transmissible disease, veterinary sciences, zoos

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

Effects of alternative bedding substrates on lamb welfare, productive performance, and meat quality during the finishing phase of fattening

Authors: Dayane Lemos Teixeira, Genaro Miranda-de la Lama, Morris Villarroel, José Luis Olleta, Sylvia García-Belenguer, Juán Escós, Gustavo Adolfo María

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: bedding substrates, meat quality, social behaviors, stereotypies, welfare

2015

Effect of Postweaning Handling Strategies on Welfare and Productive Traits in Lambs

Authors: María Pascual-Alonso, Genaro C. Miranda-de la Lama, Lorena Aguayo-Ulloa, Laura Ezquerro, Morris Villarroel, Raúl H. Marín, Gustavo A. Maria

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: handling, lambs, weaning, welfare

2014

Leaping forward in amphibian health and nutrition

Authors: Francisco Olea-Popelka, Gina M. Ferrie, Cheryl Morris, Allan P. Pessier, Kristine Schad, M. Andrew Stamper, Ron Gagliardo, Elizabeth Koutsos, Eduardo V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian health, aquariums, ex situ populations, husbandry, nutrition, pathology, research, vitamin a, water, zoos

2014

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