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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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Maternal Behavior, Posture Change, and Production Performance of Lactating Sows Housed in an Enriched Environment

Authors: Ran Yi, Chao Wang, Xin Zhang, Peng Zhao, Mingyue Zhang, Xiang Li, Shiquan Cui, Honggui Liu, Jun Bao

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: enriched environment, posture, sows, survival

2019

Parity Influences the Demeanor of Sows in Group Housing

Authors: Taya Clarke, John R. Pluske, David W. Miller, Teresa Collins, Patricia A. Fleming

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavior, group housing, parity, qba, sow

2018

Evaluating measures of exploratory behaviour in sows around farrowing and during lactation—A pilot study

Authors: Anna Valros, Lene Juul Pedersen, Merja Pöytäkangas, Margit Bak Jensen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: energy status, exploration, lactation, manipulable object, novel object, sow

2017

Farmers’ perception of aggression between growing pigs

Authors: Irene Camerlink, Simon P. Turner

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, farmers, perception, pig, survey

2017

Gradually reducing sow contact in lactation is beneficial for piglet welfare around weaning

Authors: Emily M. de Ruyter, William H. E. J. van Wetter, David S. Lines, Kate J. Plush

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: intermittent suckling, piglet behaviour, weaning, weaning stress, welfare

2017

Behavioral preference for different enrichment objects in a commercial sow herd

Authors: Kristina M. Horback, Meghann K. Pierdon, Thomas D. Parsons

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: enrichment object, group pen, rope, rubber, sow, woodblock

2016

The effect of temporary confinement of hyperprolific sows in Sow Welfare and Piglet protection pens on sow behaviour and salivary cortisol concentrations

Authors: J. Hales, V. A. Moustsen, M. B. F. Nielsen, C. F. Hansen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: housing, lactation, loose sows, sow behaviour, temporary confinement

2016

A survey of sow management at farrowing in the UK

Authors: S. H. Ison, S. Jarvis, K. M. D. Rutherford

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, farrowing, pain, pigs, sow management, survey

2016

A synthetic olfactory agonist reduces aggression when sows are mixed into small groups

Authors: Kate Plush, Paul Hughes, Paul Herde, William van Wettere

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, appeasing pheromone, group housing, sow, synthetic olfactory agonist, welfare

2016

Animal welfare in the sow barn

Authors: K. Fischer, M. Wahner

Publication/Journal: Tieraerztliche Umschau

Keywords: animal welfare, indicators, sow, veterinary sciences

2015

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