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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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Specialised for the Swamp, Catered for in Captivity? A Cross-Institutional Evaluation of Captive Husbandry for Two Species of Lechwe

Authors: Paul E Rose, Lewis J Rowden

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: antelope, evidence-based practice, kobus leche, Kobus megaceros, zoo husbandry

2020


Development and Implementation of Baseline Welfare Assessment Protocol for Captive Breeding of Wild Ungulate-Punjab Urial (Ovis vignei punjabiensis, Lydekker 1913)

Authors: Romaan Hayat Khattak, Zhensheng Liu, Liwei Teng

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behavior, body condition, Pakistan, protocol, Punjab urial, veterinary assessment, welfare

2019


Farm Animal Cognition—Linking Behavior, Welfare and Ethics

Authors: Christian Nawroth, Jan Langbein, Marjorie Coulon, Vivian Gabor, Susann Oesterwind, Judith Benz-Schwarzburg, Eberhard von Borell

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, cattle, enrichment, goats, horses, human-animal interactions, pigs, sheep

2019


Boldness-mediated habitat use tactics and reproductive success in a wild large herbivore

Authors: Nadège C. Bonnot, Michel Goulard, A. J. Mark Hewison, Bruno Cargnelutti, Bruno Lourtet, Yannick Chaval, Nicolas Morellet

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: behavioural syndrome, docility, individual performance, personality, predation–starvation trade-off, reproductive success, risk taking, space use, ungulate

2018


Conservation introduction of the Arabian Tahr to Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE: challenges and lessons learnt

Authors: Shaikha Al Dhaheri, Pritpal Singh Soorae, Meyer de Kock, Abid Mehmood, Andries Gouws, Kate Burns, Malik Rapaie, Ibrahim Al Nassan, John Cole, Hamad Al Zoywed, Rashid Al Zaabi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: abu dhabi, arabian tahr, conservation introduction, sir bani yas island, united arab emirates

2017


The weight of Rothschild giraffe—Is it really well known?

Authors: Markéta Gloneková, Karolína Brandlová, Magdalena Žáčková, Barbora Dobiášová, Kateřina Pechrová, Jaroslav Šimek

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: baringo giraffe, giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi, growth function, ungulate, weight gain

2016


A Multi-Institutional Assessment of Factors Influencing Locomotion and Pacing in Captive Okapis (Okapia johnstoni)

Authors: Cynthia Bennett, Lauri Torgerson-White, Deborah Fripp, Jason Watters, Ann Petric

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: captivity, okapi, pacing

2015


Preference assessments in the zoo: Keeper and staff predictions of enrichment preferences across species

Authors: Lindsay R. Mehrkam, Nicole R. Dorey

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian, avian, behavior, invertebrate, reptile, survey

2015


The visitor effect in petting zoo-housed animals: Aversive or enriching?

Authors: Alexandra Farrand, Geoff Hosey, Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, human-animal interaction, petting zoo, ungulate, visitor effect

2014


Exploration as a key component of natal dispersal: dispersers explore more than philopatric individuals in roe deer

Authors: L. Debeffe, N. Morellet, B. Cargnelutti, B. Lourtet, A. Coulon, J. M. Gaillard, R. Bon, A. J. M. Hewison

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: capreolus capreolus, gps, home range, juvenile, movement, roe deer, ungulate

2013


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