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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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Happiness, Welfare, and Personality in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Authors: Lauren M Robinson, Natalie K Waran, Ian Handel, Matthew C Leach

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: coping, monkey, psychometrics, temperament, validation

2021


Defining and measuring farmers’ attitudes to farm animal welfare

Authors: H. Hansson, C. J. Lagerkvist

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, attitudes, factor analysis, farmers, measurement models, psychometrics

2014


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


Personality Dimensions in Spotted Hyenas (Crocuta crocuta)

Authors: S.D. Gosling

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: animals, carnivora/psychology, female, humans, male, personality, personality assessment/statistics & numerical data, psychometrics, reproducibility of results, species specificity, temperament

1998


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