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Our Goals

  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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How best to improve farm animal welfare? Four main approaches viewed from an economic perspective

Authors: T. Christensen, S. Denver, P. Sandøe

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, consumers, corporate social responsibility, economics, legislation, stakeholders

2019

Humane euthanasia of neonates I: validation of the effectiveness of the Zephyr EXL non-penetrating captive-bolt euthanasia system on neonate piglets up to 10.9 kg live-weight

Authors: A. Grist, J. C. Murrell, J. L. McKinstry, T. G. Knowles, Sb Wotton

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, captive bolt, euthanasia, mechanical stunning, piglet, visual evoked potentials

2017

Assessing cow-calf welfare. Part 1: Benchmarking beef cow health and behavior, handling; and management, facilities, and producer perspectives

Authors: G. E. Simon, B. R. Hoar, C. B. Tucker

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: beef cattle, calf, cow, welfare

2016

Assessing cow-calf welfare. Part 2: Risk factors for beef cow health and behavior and stockperson handling

Authors: G. E. Simon, B. R. Hoar, C. B. Tucker

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: beef cattle, calf, cow, handling, welfare

2016

Attitudes of beef producers to disbudding and perception of pain in cattle

Authors: I. Wikman, A. H. Hokkanen, M. Pastell, T. Kauppinen, A. Valros, L. Hänninen

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, attitude, beef producer, cattle pain, disbudding, human-animal relationship

2016

An assessment tool to help producers improve cow comfort on their farms

Authors: E. Vasseur, J. Gibbons, J. Rushen, D. Pellerin, E. Pajor, D. Lefebvre, A. M. de Passillé

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: assessment tool, dairy cow comfort, freestall, tiestall

2015

Broiler chicken welfare assessment in GLOBALGAP® certified and non-certified farms in Brazil

Authors: A. P. O. Souza, E. C. de Oliveira Sans, B. R. Müller, C. F. M. Molento

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, animal-based assessment, certification, chicken, international trade, welfare quality®

2015

Perceptions and practices of Finnish dairy producers on disbudding pain in calves

Authors: A. H. Hokkanen, I. Wikman, T. Korhonen, M. Pastell, A. Valros, O. Vainio, L. Hänninen

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: calf welfare, disbudding-related pain, management practice, producer perception

2015

Stakeholder views on treating pain due to dehorning dairy calves

Authors: J. A. Robbins, D. M. Weary, C. A. Schuppli, M. A. G. von Keyserlingk

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, attitudes, calves, dehorning, disbudding, pain

2015

Dominance, pair bonds and boldness determine social-foraging tactics in rooks, Corvus frugilegus

Authors: Jolle W. Jolles, Ljerka Ostojić, Nicola S. Clayton

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: boldness, corvus frugilegus, dominance, heterogeneity, individual differences, pair bond, personality, producer–scrounger, rook, social foraging

2013

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