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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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Caring for the horse in a cold climate—Reviewing principles for thermoregulation and horse preferences

Authors: Cecilie M Mejdell, Knut Egil Bøe, Grete HM Jørgensen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, blanket, equine, temperature, thermal comfort, welfare

2020


Mapping Shade Availability and Use in Zoo Environments: A Tool for Evaluating Thermal Comfort

Authors: Jason D Wark, Natasha K Wierzal, Katherine A Cronin

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behavior monitoring, behavioral thermoregulation, shade, Sichuan takin, temperature, zoo, ZooMonitor

2020


Thermoregulation in Malayan sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) and its consequences for in situ conservation

Authors: Marion Schneider, Thomas Ziegler, Lydia Kolter

Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology

Keywords: climate change, helarctos malayanus, infrared thermography, malayan sun bear, thermoneutral zone, thermoregulation

2020


Coat Clipping of Horses: A Survey

Authors: J. Steinhoff-Wagner

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: equine, shaving, thermoregulation, winter pelage removal experiment

2019


Effects of a light-colored cotton rug use on horse thermoregulation and behavior indicators of stress

Authors: Barbara Padalino, Jaymie Loy, Lesley Hawson, Hayley Randle

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: cotton rug, equine, thermal stress, thermoregulation, welfare

2019


EVALUATING BEHAVIOR AND ENCLOSURE USE OF ZOO-HOUSED BROAD-SNOUTED CAIMAN (CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS): A CASE STUDY IN THE ZOO OF CORDOBA (ARGENTINA)

Authors: Lilen Prystupczuk, Gerardo C. Leynaud, M. Carla Labaque

Publication/Journal: Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Keywords: captivity, crocodiles, ethogram, five freedoms, Spread of participation index

2019


Using Thermal Imaging to Monitor Body Temperature of Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in A Zoo Setting

Authors: Edward Narayan, Annabella Perakis, Will Meikle

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: body temperature, heat/cold stress, koalas, substrate, thermal imaging, thermoregulation, welfare, zoo

2019


Lizards perceived abiotic and biotic stressors independently when competing for shade in terrestrial mesocosms

Authors: Travis W. Rusch, Michael W. Sears, Michael J. Angilletta

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggression, corticosterone, movement, resources, testosterone, thermal stress, thermoregulation

2018


Oxytocin and the warm outer glow: Thermoregulatory deficits cause huddling abnormalities in oxytocin-deficient mouse pups

Authors: Christopher Harshaw, Joseph K. Leffel, Jeffrey R. Alberts

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: behavioral phenotyping, brown adipose tissue, huddling, mice, oxytocin

2018


Body temperature responses to handling stress in wintering Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus L.)

Authors: Agnès Lewden, Andreas Nord, Magali Petit, François Vézina

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: body temperature, handling stress, hypothermia, poecile atricapillus, stress-induced hyperthermia, winter

2017


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