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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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Contrafreeloading Indicating the Behavioural Need to Forage in Healthy and Feather Damaging Grey Parrots

Authors: Yvonne R. A. van Zeeland, Nico J. Schoemaker, Johannes T. Lumeij

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: enrichment, feather damaging behaviour, feather picking, feather plucking, foraging, psittacine, psittacus erithacus

2023

Effects of Fluorescent Lighting Versus Sunlight Exposure on Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Feather Destructive Behavior in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots (Amazona ventralis)

Authors: Jennifer A. West, Tully, Thomas N., Jr., Javier G. Nevarez, Rhett W. Stout

Publication/Journal: Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: Amazona ventralis, avian, avian vitamin D, feather destructive behavior, Hispaniolan Amazon parrot, UVB light

2019

The effect of auditory enrichment, rearing method and social environment on the behavior of zoo-housed psittacines (Aves: Psittaciformes); implications for welfare

Authors: Isabelle Williams, Will Hoppitt, Rachel Grant

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: auditory enrichment, hand rearing, parrot, psittacine, welfare

2017

Efficacy of foraging enrichments to increase foraging time in Grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus erithacus)

Authors: Yvonne R. A. van Zeeland, Nico J. Schoemaker, Manon M. Ravesteijn, Marjon Mol, Johannes T. Lumeij

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, foraging, foraging enrichment, parrot, psittacine

2013

Feather-picking Psittacines: Histopathology and Species Trends

Authors: M. M. Garner, S. L. Clubb, M. A. Mitchell, L. Brown

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Pathology

Keywords: dermatitis, feather picking, histopathology, parrot, psittacine, self-mutilation

2008

Manual of Parrot Behavior

Authors: A. U. Luescher

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: companion animals, parrot, parrot behavior, parrot behaviour, psiattacines

2006

The effect of early environment on neophobia in orange-winged Amazon parrots (Amazona amazonica)

Authors: R. Fox

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: amazona amazonica, behavior, behavioral development, behaviour, behavioural development, enrichment, hand rearing, neophobia, parrot, psittacine

2004

Foraging opportunity and increased physical complexity both prevent and reduce psychogenic feather picking by young Amazon parrots

Authors: C.L. Meehan, J.R. Millam, J.A. Mench

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, feather pecking, feather picking, foraging behavior, foraging behaviour, parrots, psittacine

2003

Isosexual pair housing improves the welfare of young Amazon parrots

Authors: C.L. Meehan, J.P. Garner, J.A. Mench

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, parrots, psittacine, social housing, welfare

2003

Environmental enrichment affects the fear and exploratory responses to novelty of young Amazon parrots

Authors: C.L. Meehan, J.A. Mench

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, exploration, fear, novelty, parrots, psittacine

2002

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