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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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Development and initial validation of the Cat HEalth and Wellbeing (CHEW) Questionnaire: a generic health-related quality of life instrument for cats

Authors: L. M. Freeman, C. Rodenberg, A. Narayanan, J. Olding, M. A. Gooding, P. E. Koochaki

Publication/Journal: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: cats, CHEW questionnaire, quality of life

2016

Development and testing of a novel instrument to measure health-related quality of life (HRQL) of farmed pigs and promote welfare enhancement (Part 1)

Authors: M. L. Wiseman-Orr, E. M. Scott, A. M. Nolan

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, farmed pigs, health-related quality of life, measurement, positive welfare, psychometric

2011

The relationship between the stockperson’s personality and attitudes and the productivity of dairy cows

Authors: D. Hanna, I. A. Sneddon, V. E. Beattie

Publication/Journal: animal

Keywords: attitude, dairy cow, human-animal relationship, personality, stockperson

2009

Can we really measure animal quality of life? Methodologies for measuring quality of life in people and other animals

Authors: Scott, E.M., Nolan, A.M., Reid, J., Wiseman-Orr, M.L.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal quality of life, animal welfare, dog, measurement, psychometric, statistical methods

2007

Development of the short-form Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale (CMPS-SF) and derivation of an analgesic intervention score

Authors: Reid, J.; Nolan, A.M.; Hughes, J.M.L.; Lascelles, D.; Pawson, P.; Scott, E.M.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal pain, animal welfare, dog, measurement, psychometric

2007

Is quality of life a useful concept for companion animals

Authors: K.D. Taylor, D.S. Mills

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, assessment, behavior, behaviour, companion animal, human health-related quality of life, quality of life

2007

Evaluation of welfare state based on interpretation of multiple indices

Authors: Scott, E.M.; Fitzpatrick, J.L.; Nolan, A.M.; Reid, J.; Wiseman, M.L

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, animal welfare assessment, health-related quality of life, psychometric theory, scaling models

2003

A study of three methods used to assess stockmanship on commercial dairy farms: can these become effective welfare assessment techniques?

Authors: Rennie, L.J.; Bowell, V.A.; Dearing, J.M.; Haskell, M.J.; Lawrence, A.B.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy cow, fear, human-animal interaction, on-farm assessment, stockmanship

2003

Personality Dimensions in Adult Male Rhesus Macaques- Prediction of Behaviors Across Time and Situation

Authors: J.P. Capitanio

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: animal, animals, behavior, behaviour, forecasting, macaca mulatta/psychology, male, personality, psychometrics, social behavior

1999

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