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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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24/7 behaviour and welfare of giraffes

Authors: Anke Vaesen, Sarah Depauw, Marina Salas, Hilde Vervaecke, Jeroen Stevens

Publication/Journal: BIAZA Research Symposium, Date: 2021/07/13-2021/07/14, Location: Online

Keywords: behavior, giraffes, nocturnal behavior, rumination, welfare

2021

Monitoring the welfare of giraffes in two Belgian zoos

Authors: Caroline Heylen, Sarah Depauw, Marina Salas, Hilde Vervaecke, Jeroen Stevens

Publication/Journal: BIAZA Research Symposium

Keywords: giraffes, interspecific aggression, oral stereotypies, positive welfare indicators, welfare

2021

Behavioral and physiological measures in dairy goats with and without small ruminant lentivirus infection

Authors: Aleksandra Górecka-Bruzda, Daria Reczyńska, Ewa Jastrzębska, Katarzyna Barłowska, Emilia Bagnicka

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavior, dairy goat, health, heart rate, SRLV, welfare

2019

Daily rhythms of behavioral and hormonal patterns in male dromedary camels housed in boxes

Authors: L. Aube, M. Fatnassi, D. Monaco, T. Khorchani, G. M. Lacalandra, M. Hammadi, B. Padalino

Publication/Journal: Peerj

Keywords: behavior, camel, circadian rhythm, concentrations, cortisol, daily rhythm, diurnal rhythm, horse, locomotor-activity, multidisciplinary sciences, plasma-cortisol concentrations, pregnant sows, sheep, stereotypies, testosterone, welfare

2017

Quantitative aspects of the ruminating process in giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) fed with different diets

Authors: Dominik Schüßler, Hartmut Greven

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: feeding, giraffe, rumination, tooth wear, zoo diets

2017

Automated detection and characterisation of rumination in sheep using in vivo electrophysiology

Authors: Alister U. Nicol, Nicholas Perentos, Amadeu Q. Martins, A. Jennifer Morton

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: dysphagia, electroencephalogram, electromyogram, electrooculogram, mastication

2016

Daily grazing time of dairy cows is recorded accurately using the Lifecorder Plus device

Authors: Rémy Delagarde, Philippe Lamberton

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: accelerometer, dairy cow, grazing time, methodology

2015

Behavioural changes in dairy cows with lameness in an automatic milking system

Authors: Giuliana G. Miguel-Pacheco, Jasmeet Kaler, John Remnant, Lydia Cheyne, Caroline Abbott, Andrew P. French, Tony P. Pridmore, Jonathan N. Huxley

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: automatic milking system, feeding, lameness, milking visits, rumination

2014

Attitudes of Canadian beef producers toward animal welfare

Authors: J. M. Spooner, C. A. Schuppli, D. Fraser

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, attitudes, beef, canada, qualitative, values

2012

In pursuit of “normal”: A review of the behaviour of cattle at pasture

Authors: R.J. Kilgour

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, cattle, ethogram, time-budget

2012

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