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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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Aversiveness of husbandry procedures for pre-weaned foals: A comparison using behavioural and physiological indices

Authors: Aleksandra Górecka-Bruzda, Zbigniew Jaworski, Mira Suwała, Magdalena Sobczyńska, Ewa Jastrzębska, Magdalena Ogłuszka, Carol Sankey, Marlena Boroń, Tadeusz Jezierski

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aversiveness, hrv, human-animal relationship, husbandry, konik polski horse, salivary cortisol

2017

How to measure dairy cows’ responsiveness towards humans in breeding and welfare assessment? A comparison of selected behavioural measures and existing breeding traits

Authors: Asja Ebinghaus, Silvia Ivemeyer, Vanessa Lauks, Laura Santos, Kerstin Brügemann, Sven König, Ute Knierim

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: breeding traits, dairy cattle, human-animal relationship, reliability, validity

2017

Behavioural and physiological responses of heifer calves to acute stressors: Long-term consistency and relationship with adult reactivity to milking

Authors: Cornelis G. Van Reenen, Jozef T. N. Van der Werf, Niamh E. O’Connell, Leonie F. M. Heutinck, Hans A. M. Spoolder, R. Bryan Jones, Jaap M. Koolhaas, Harry J. Blokhuis

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural test, dairy cattle, development, fearfulness, hpa axis, individual differences, temperament

2013

Avoidance-related behavioural variables and their relationship to milk yield in pasture-based dairy cows

Authors: Madodana S. Dodzi, Voster Muchenje

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avoidance distance scores, dairy cattle, exit speed, human-animal interaction, milk-yield, occurrence of kicking, platform score, stepping

2011

Impact of acute clinical mastitis on cow behaviour

Authors: Jutta Siivonen, Suvi Taponen, Mari Hovinen, Matti Pastell, B. Joop Lensink, Satu Pyörälä, Laura Hänninen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, dairy cow, mastitis, sickness behaviour

2011

Effect of crate height during short-term confinement on the welfare and behaviour of turkeys

Authors: Anette Wichman, Marianna Norring, Matti Pastell, Bo Algers, Reeta Pösö, Anna Valros, Hannu Saloniemi, Laura Hänninen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, muscle physiology, stress, transport, turkeys, welfare

2010

Imitative pecking by budgerigars, Melopsittacus undulatus, over a 24 h delay

Authors: Charlotte Richards, Kieron Mottley, John Pearce, Cecilia Heyes

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: associative sequence learning, budgerigar, delayed imitation, imitation, melopsittacus undulatus, pecking, response facilitation, stepping, two-action test, video stimulus

2009

Multimodal Communication in the Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus Zeteki)

Authors: Joni McCullar Criswell

Publication/Journal: Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Graduate Program

Keywords: amphibians, anuran, dissertation/thesis, multimodal communication, semaphores

2008

Human and animal behaviour in dairy buffalo at milking

Authors: Saltalamacchia, F.; Tripaldi, C.; Castellano, A.; Napolitano, F.; Musto, M.; De Rosa, G.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy buffalo, human-animal relationship, long-term consistency, milking, oxytocin

2007

Repeatability of some animal-related variables in dairy cows and buffaloes

Authors: G. De Rosa, C. Tripaldi, F. Napolitano, F. Saltalamacchia, F. Grasso, V. Bisegna, A. Bordi

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, buffalo, cattle, performance criteria, repeatability, welfare monitoring

2003

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