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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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Does housing nulliparous dairy cows with multiparous animals prior to calving influence welfare- and production-related parameters after calving?

Authors: Alastair R. Boyle, Conrad P. Ferris, Niamh E. O’Connell

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, cortisol, heifers, lying, pre-calving, regrouping

2013

Behavioural predictors of the start of normal and dystocic calving in dairy cows and heifers

Authors: Hanna M. Miedema, Michael S. Cockram, Cathy M. Dwyer, Alastair I. Macrae

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, behaviour, calving, dairy cows, dystocia, heifers, lying, parturition, tail raising

2011

Training methods for introducing cows to a pasture-based automatic milking system

Authors: J. Jago, K. Kerrisk

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: automatic milking, dairy cattle, grazing, learning, training

2011

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