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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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Changes in the welfare of mink (Neovison vison) with date of assessment in the winter and growth periods have limited effects on the overall WelFur categorisation

Authors: A. F. Marsbøll, B. I. F. Henriksen, B. K. Hansen, S. H. Møller

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, feasibility, mink production, reliability, welfare assessment, welfur

2019

The representativeness of a semi-random sampling method for animal welfare assessments on mink farms

Authors: A. F. Marsbøll, B. I. F. Henriksen, S. H. Møller

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, feasibility, mink, on-farm welfare assessment, simulation study, welfur

2019

Classification of animal welfare on mink farms differs between three annual production periods

Authors: B. I. F. Henriksen, J. T. Sørensen, S. H. Møller

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, labelling system, mink production, welfare assessment, welfare score, welfur

2016

The reliability of welfare assessment according to the WelFur-protocol in the nursing period of mink (Neovison vison) is challenged by increasing welfare problems prior to weaning

Authors: B. I. F. Henriksen, S. H. Møller

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, body condition score, diarrhoea, housing, injuries, mink production

2015

The development of on-farm welfare assessment protocols for foxes and mink: the WelFur project

Authors: J. Mononen, S. H. ller, S. W. Hansen, A. L. Hovland, T. Koistinen, L. Lidfors, J. Malmkvist, C. M. Vinke, L. Ahola

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, animal-based welfare measures, fox, fur farming, input-based welfare measures, mink

2012

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