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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 effects of allogrooming and social network position on behavioural indicators of stress in female lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus)

Authors: Kerrie Yates, Christina R Stanley, Caroline M Bettridge

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: allogrooming, indirect connections, social network analysis, stress, welfare

2022

Effects of rearing methods on feather-damaging behavior and corticosterone metabolite excretion in the peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis Vieillot)

Authors: Kazumasa Ebisawa, Satoshi Kusada, Shunya Nakayama, Chungyu Pai, Rie Kinoshita, Hiroshi Koie

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: Agapornis roseicollis Vieillot, corticosterone metabolite, feather-damaging behavior, hand rearing, parental rearing with neonatal handling, peach-faced lovebird

2022

The effects of Zoo Lights on animal welfare: A case study of great Indian hornbills at Denver Zoo

Authors: Taylor S Readyhough, Sharon Joseph, Katie Vyas, Amy L Schreier

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: after hours events, animal welfare, hornbills, zoo lights

2022

Immunoglobulin A and Physiologic Correlates of Well-Being in Asian Elephants

Authors: Anneke Moresco, Natalia Prado, Maura Davis, Amy L Schreier, Taylor S Readyhough, Sharon Joseph, Charlie Gray, Janine L Brown

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: bull, cortisol, elephas maximus, glucocorticoids, musth, oxytocin, secretory IgA, social, stress, welfare

2022

Impact of Broad-Spectrum Lighting on Recall Behaviour in a Pair of Captive Blue-Throated Macaws (Ara glaucogularis)

Authors: Zoe Bryant, Eva Konczol, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: artificial lighting, behaviour, husbandry, Pstiaccidae, T5 lamps, ultraviolet light, vision

2022

The influence of welfare and bonds with animals on the job satisfaction of felid keepers in North America

Authors: Annabel DeSmet, Brian Ogle

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, felids, job satisfaction, keepers

2022

Members of the Pod: Do Marine Mammal Trainers Perceive a Bond with the Animals They Care For?

Authors: Thomas Welsh, Sabrina Brando, Geoff Hosey, Samantha J Ward

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological Botanical Gardens

Keywords: attachment, companion animal, dolphin, human-animal bond (HAB), human-animal relationship (har), zoo

2022

Activity, Social Relationships, and Maternal Care in a Bottlenose Dolphin Group under Professional Care

Authors: Lisa K Lauderdale, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: activity, bottlenose dolphin, maternal care, social behavior, social relationships, welfare, zoo

2021

Assessing saddle‐billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) pair‐bonds and breeding behavior using behavior observed during multiple breeding seasons

Authors: Chelsea J Weibel, Rebecca Abreu, Kris K Becker, Melissa Solomon, Gina M Ferrie

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding behavior, nesting behavior, pair bond, proximity, saddle-billed stork

2021

Development of an image-based body condition score for giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis and a comparison of zoo-housed and free-ranging individuals

Authors: Irina Clavadetscher, Monica Bond, Louise Martin, Christian Schiffmann, Jean-Michel Hatt, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: body condition score, free-ranging giraffe, PMS, zoo

2021

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