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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.
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Behavioural and physiological assessment of positive and negative emotion in sheep

Authors: Nadine Reefmann, Beat Wechsler, Lorenz Gygax

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: autonomic nervous system, emotion, heart rate, human-animal interaction, ovis, perspiration, respiration, rmssd, sampling duration, sheep

2009

Physiological expression of emotional reactions in sheep

Authors: Nadine Reefmann, Franziska Bütikofer Kaszàs, Beat Wechsler, Lorenz Gygax

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anticipation, emotion, heart rate, heart rate variability, perspiration, positive and negative valence, respiration, sheep, welfare assessment

2009

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