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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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Effects of nocturnal outdoor enclosure access on space use and sleep-related behaviour in captive giraffes

Authors: Miho Saito, Masayuki Matsunaga, Hiroki Fukuizumi, Masayuki Nakamichi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, housing management, lying down, modified SPI, recumbent posture

2024

Feeding management of giraffe towards positive welfare

Authors: Sarah Depauw, Leen Verbist, Jeroen Stevens, Marina Salas

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: feeding strategy, giraffe, positive welfare

2023

Promoting Good Nonhuman Primate Welfare outside Regular Working Hours

Authors: Sabrina Brando, Augusto Vitale, Madison Bacon

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: 24/7, animal welfare, back of house, captivity, environmental enrichment, night-time, off hours, primates, zoo

2023

What’s Black and White and Pink All Over? Lesser Flamingo Nocturnal Behaviour Captured by Remote Cameras

Authors: Paul E Rose, Jess Chapman, James E Brereton, Lisa M Riley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: husbandry evidence, lesser flamingo, noctournal behavior, remote monitoring, welfare

2022

24/7 behaviour and welfare of giraffes

Authors: Anke Vaesen, Sarah Depauw, Marina Salas, Hilde Vervaecke, Jeroen Stevens

Publication/Journal: BIAZA Research Symposium, Date: 2021/07/13-2021/07/14, Location: Online

Keywords: behavior, giraffes, nocturnal behavior, rumination, welfare

2021

Behaviour, stress and welfare of Sprague Dawley rats (Rattus norvegicus) on diet board feeding for 24 months

Authors: Sakari Laaksonen, Timo Nevalainen, Jukka Ketola, Jann Hau, Pentti Nieminen, Kristiina Haasio, Iiris Kasanen, Hanna-Marja Voipio

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, diet board, rat, refinement, welfare

2017

Dose-dependent responses of avian daily rhythms to artificial light at night

Authors: Maaike de Jong, Lizanne Jeninga, Jenny Q. Ouyang, Kees van Oers, Kamiel Spoelstra, Marcel E. Visser

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: artificial light at night, circadian rhythm, dose–response, great tit, light intensity, melatonin

2016

Wintertime use of natural versus artificial shelter by cattle in nature reserves in temperate areas

Authors: Eva Van laer, Bart Ampe, Christel Moons, Bart Sonck, Frank A. M. Tuyttens

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: artificial shelter, cold stress, natural shelter, temperate climate, thermal comfort, vegetation

2015

Effects of restraint with or without blinds at the feed barrier on feeding and agonistic behaviour in horned and hornless goats

Authors: Edna Hillmann, Sandra Hilfiker, Nina Maria Keil

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: agonistic behaviour, dominance rank, feed barrier, feeding duration, goat, horns

2014

Vigilance and roosting behaviour of laying hens on different perch heights

Authors: Christina Brendler, Silke Kipper, Lars Schrader

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: antipredator hypothesis, laying hens, perch height, roosting behaviour, vigilance

2014

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