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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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Can tail-in-mouth behaviour in weaned piglets be predicted by behaviour and performance?

Authors: Camilla Munsterhjelm, Mari Heinonen, Anna Valros

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: pig, social behaviour, tail-biting, tail-in-mouth

2016

Tail biting in fattening pigs: Associations between frequency of tail biting and other abnormal behaviours

Authors: Emma Brunberg, Anna Wallenbeck, Linda J. Keeling

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abnormal behaviour, injurious behaviour, pig, tail-biting, welfare

2011

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