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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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Trainer Interaction Can Improve Welfare Outcomes of Toy Enrichment for Isolated Animals: A Case Study

Authors: Kelly Jaakkola, Sarah Brignac, Linda Erb, Emily Guarino, Abigail Haddock, Armando Rodriguez

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, environmental enrichment, human-animal interaction, training

2023

Functional Analysis and Successful Treatment of a Captive Rhesus Macaque’s Disruptive Behavior

Authors: Andrea N Franklin, AL Martin, JE Perlman, MA Bloomsmith

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, disruptive behavior, functional analysis, nonhuman primate, positive reinforcement training

2021

Novel object test in farmed fallow deer (Dama dama)–The impact on appearance, diurnal rhythm and behaviour in the foraging area

Authors: Urša Jakopin, Maja Prevolnik Povše, Janko Skok

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: fallow deer, farmed deer, foraging, novel object test

2021

Equine behavioral enrichment toys as tools for non-invasive recovery of viral and host DNA

Authors: Peter A. Seeber, Sanatana E. Soilemetzidou, Marion L. East, Chris Walzer, Alex D. Greenwood

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: environmental DNA, equine herpesvirus, genotyping, non-invasive sampling, zebra

2017

The influence of breed and environmental factors on social and solitary play in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)

Authors: Lindsay R. Mehrkam, Nathaniel J. Hall, Chelsea Haitz, Clive D. L. Wynne

Publication/Journal: Learning & Behavior

Keywords: attention, breed, dog, environmental, predatory motor pattern, proximate mechanism, social play, solitary play, toy

2017

Using automated image analysis in pig behavioural research: Assessment of the influence of enrichment substrate provision on lying behaviour

Authors: Abozar Nasirahmadi, Sandra A. Edwards, Stephanie M. Matheson, Barbara Sturm

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: enrichment material, image processing, lying behaviour, pig

2017

Environmental Enrichments for a Group of Captive Macaws: Low Interaction Does Not Mean Low Behavioral Changes

Authors: Jéssica Reimer, Caroline Marques Maia, Eliana Ferraz Santos

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavior, captivity, enrichment interaction, enrichment items

2016

Chewable materials before weaning reduce tail biting in growing pigs

Authors: Helena Telkänranta, Kirsi Swan, Heikki Hirvonen, Anna Valros

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: enrichment, farrowing pen, ontogeny, pig, swine, tail-biting

2014

Measuring fear in dogs by questionnaires: An exploratory study toward a standardized inventory

Authors: Andrea Temesi, Borbála Turcsán, Ádám Miklósi

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: demography, dog behaviour, fear, noise phobia, questionnaire, separation-related behaviour

2014

Spontaneous triadic engagement in bonobos (Pan paniscus) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: Evan MacLean, Brian Hare

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: *animal social behavior, bonobos, chimpanzees, intention, interspecies interaction, motivation

2013

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