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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 grazing muzzles on behavior and physiological stress of individually housed grazing miniature horses

Authors: Kristina M Davis, Marie E Iwaniuk, Rachel L Dennis, Patricia A Harris, Amy O Burk

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, grazing muzzles, miniature horse, physiological stress

2020

Understanding the multiple conceptions of animal welfare

Authors: D. M. Weary, J. A. Robbins

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, animal well-being, experimental philosophy, good life, happiness, moral dilemma

2019

Assessing dairy cow welfare at the beginning and end of the indoor period using the Welfare Quality® protocol

Authors: S. de Graaf, B. Ampe, F. A. M. Tuyttens

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy cattle, pasturing, welfare assessment, welfare quality®

2017

The behaviour of housed dairy cattle with and without pasture access: A review

Authors: Gemma L. Charlton, S. Mark Rutter

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, dairy cattle, indoor housing, pasture, precision livestock farming, technologies

2017

Daytime summer access to pasture vs. free-stall barn in dairy cows with year-long outdoor experience: A case study

Authors: Elise Shepley, Reneé Bergeron, Elsa Vasseur

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: dairy cows, experienced grazer, pasture, year-long outdoor access

2017

Validation of scan sampling techniques for behavioural observations of pastured lambs

Authors: A. N. Pullin, M. D. Pairis-Garcia, M. R. Campler, K. L. Proudfoot

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, lamb, pasture, scan sampling, sheep, validation

2017

Welfare assessment in traditional mountain dairy farms: above and beyond resource-based measures

Authors: A. Zuliani, A. Romanzin, M. Corazzin, S. Salvador, J. C. Abrahantes, S. Bovolenta

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: alpine farming, animal welfare, animal-based measure, dairy cattle, small-scale farm, tie-stall system

2017

Applying animal-based welfare assessments on New Zealand dairy farms: feasibility and a comparison with United Kingdom data

Authors: R. A. Laven, J. Fabian

Publication/Journal: New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Keywords: animal-based, assessment, assurance schemes, body condition, cattle, cows, dairy cattle, herd, lameness, milk-yield, pasture, prevalence, quality(r), veterinary sciences, welfare

2016

Important role of dominance in allogrooming behaviour in beef cattle

Authors: Radka Šárová, Anke Kristina Gutmann, Marek Špinka, Ilona Stěhulová, Christoph Winckler

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: allogrooming, beef cattle, dominance, reciprocity, social hierarchy, social network analysis

2016

On-farm Qualitative Behaviour Assessment of dairy goats in different housing conditions

Authors: Lilia Grosso, Monica Battini, Françoise Wemelsfelder, Sara Barbieri, Michela Minero, Emanuela Dalla Costa, Silvana Mattiello

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy goat, indoor housing, inter-observer reliability, pasture, qualitative behaviour assessment

2016

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