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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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Assessing the Preference of Rabbit Does to Social Contact or Seclusion: Results of Different Investigations

Authors: Alessandro Dal Bosco, Alice Cartoni Mancinelli, Steffen Hoy, Melania Martino, Simona Mattioli, Elisa Cotozzolo, Cesare Castellini

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: group housing, motivational cage, preference test, rabbit does, social contact

2020


The nocturnal activity of a commonly housed rodent: How African pygmy dormice (Graphiurus murinus) respond to an enriched environment

Authors: Geminni PSA Lang, Paul E Rose, Steve M Nash, Lisa M Riley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral repertoires, Graphiurus murinus, nest box, space use, welfare

2020


A Preliminary Study Investigating the Impact of Musical Concerts on the Behavior of Captive Fiordland Penguins (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) and Collared Peccaries (Pecari tajacu)

Authors: Lara Fanning, Hannah Larsen, Peta S Taylor

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal management, music, noise, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare

2020


Same Space, Different Species: The Influence of Exhibit Design on the Expression of Zoo-Housed Apes’ Species-Typical Retiring Behaviors

Authors: Samantha C Earl, Lydia M Hopper, Stephen R Ross

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: chimpanzee, exhibit design, gorilla, gorilla gorilla, nesting, pan troglodytes, space use

2020


Boldness at the nest predicts foraging and diving behaviour of female but not male African penguins

Authors: Gwendoline Traisnel, Lorien Pichegru

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: at-sea behaviour, breeding success, chick growth, endangered species, personality types, resource acquisition

2019


Effect of preceding activity and multiple testing of Belgian police horses on behavior during personality tests

Authors: Marc Pierard, Paul McGreevy, Rony Geers

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral assessment, multiple testing, personality, police horse, preceding activity

2019


Maternal-Neonatal Pheromone/Interomone Added to Cat Litter Improves Litter Box Use and Reduces Aggression in Pair-Housed Cats

Authors: John J. McGlone, Arlene Garcia, William G. Thompson, Glenna M. Pirner

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavior, feline, interomone, pheromone, stress

2019


Nesting, sleeping, and nighttime behaviors in wild and captive great apes

Authors: James R. Anderson, Mabel Y. L. Ang, Louise C. Lock, Iris Weiche

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: bonobo, chimpanzee, environmental enrichment, gorilla, nest building, orangutan, sleep posture, sleep quality, welfare

2019


Cortisol treatment affects locomotor activity and swimming behaviour of male smallmouth bass engaged in paternal care: A field study using acceleration biologgers

Authors: Dirk A. Algera, Jacob W. Brownscombe, Kathleen M. Gilmour, Michael J. Lawrence, Aaron J. Zolderdo, Steven J. Cooke

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: accelerometer, glucocorticoid, parental care, parental investment, teleost

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


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