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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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Faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a measure of adrenocortical activity in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Authors: Anna Hein, Rupert Palme, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Benno Woelfing, Alex D Greenwood, Thea Bechshoft, Ursula Siebert

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: adrenocortical activity, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite monitoring, polar bear, stress

2020

Shedding light into the dark: age and light shape nocturnal activity and sleep behaviour of giraffe

Authors: Anna Lena Burger, Johannes Hartig, Paul W Dierkes

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: giraffe, linear mixed models, nocturnal activity budget, rest-activity cycle

2020

Temperament in Captivity, Environmental Enrichment, Flight Ability, and Response to Humans in an Endangered Parrot Species

Authors: Gabriela de AP Ramos, Cristiano S de Azevedo, Talys HA Jardim, Aline C Sant’Anna

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: Amazona vinacea, flight skill, human-animal interaction, personality, reintroduction in wild

2020

Cardiac activity and salivary cortisol concentration of leisure horses in response to the presence of an audience in the arena

Authors: Iwona Janczarek, Izabela Wilk, Anna Stachurska, Leszek Krakowski, Marta Liss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: audience, emotions, horses, leisure, stress

2019

Case Studies of the Impacts of Cataract Surgery on Crested Penguin Welfare

Authors: Matthew R. Heintz, Grace A. Fuller, Sarah J. Woodhouse, Anna Murray, Stephanie M. Allard

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, geriatric, macaroni penguin, phacoemulsifcation, rockhopper penguin

2019

Behavioral and hormonal responses to the availability of forage material in Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Grace Fuller, Anna Murray, Melissa Thueme, Molly McGuire, Jennifer Vonk, Stephanie Allard

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: alfalfa, browse, feeding, glucocorticoids, regurgitation and reingestion, zoo

2018

Urinary oxytocin levels in relation to post-conflict affiliations in wild male chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus)

Authors: Anna Preis, L. Samuni, A. Mielke, T. Deschner, C. Crockford, R. M. Wittig

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: bystander affiliation, oxytocin, reconciliation, relationship repair

2018

Do aversive-based training methods actually compromise dog welfare?: A literature review

Authors: Joana Guilherme Fernandes, I. Anna S. Olsson, Ana Catarina Vieira de Castro

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, dog, training methods, welfare

2017

The effect of oxytocin on human-directed social behaviour in dogs (Canis familiaris)

Authors: Anna Kis, Alin Ciobica, József Topál

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: dog, dog–human relationship, oxytocin, social behaviour

2017

Evaluating measures of exploratory behaviour in sows around farrowing and during lactation—A pilot study

Authors: Anna Valros, Lene Juul Pedersen, Merja Pöytäkangas, Margit Bak Jensen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: energy status, exploration, lactation, manipulable object, novel object, sow

2017

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