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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords&fwp_search=Barry%20J%20McMahon

Estimates of locomotion in Asian elephants Elephas maximus using video monitoring at Dublin Zoo, Ireland

Authors: Alison Brady, Barry J McMahon, Favel Naulty

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: CCTV video, elephas maximus, locomotion, zoo

2021

Comparison of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in hand‐versus parent‐reared whooping cranes (Grus americana)

Authors: Megan E Brown, Miranda R Torkelson, Glenn H Olsen, Ashley Krisp, Barry K Hartup

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive rearing, corticosterone, development, reintroduction, whooping cranes

2020

Development of a welfare assessment protocol for dairy calves from birth through to weaning

Authors: J. Barry, E. Kennedy, R. Sayers, I. J. M. de Boer, E. A. M. Bokkers

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, dairy calves, health, housing, management

2019

Effects of experimentally necessary changes in husbandry on olfactory memory: Chronic food restriction and social isolation

Authors: Laura Manella, Leuk Woldeyohannes, Devon McMahon, Christiane Linster

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: food restriction, memory, olfactory, social isolation

2016

Captive-housed male cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii) form naturalistic coalitions: Measuring associations and calculating chance encounters

Authors: Carly L. Chadwick, Paul A. Rees, Barry Stevens-Wood

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior modeling, captive breeding, felid, group housing, social behavior, vigilance behavior, zoo

2013

Reintroduction medicine: Whooping cranes in Wisconsin

Authors: Dominique L. Keller, Barry K. Hartup

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aspergillosis, grus americana, health management, pathogen transfer, preventive medicine

2013

A report of capture myopathy in the Tasmanian pademelon (Thylogale billardierii)

Authors: C. R. McMahon, N. L. Wiggins, V. French, H. I. McCallum, D. M. J. S. Bowman

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, capture myopathy, chemical immobilisation, macropod, tasmanian pademelon, wildlife

2013

Animal welfare and decision making in wildlife research

Authors: McMahon, C R.,Harcourt, R.,Bateson, P.,Hindell, M, A.

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: animal ethics, wildlife conservation.

2012

The effect of investigator disturbance on egg laying, chick survival and fledging mass of short-tailed shearwaters (Puffinus tenuirostris) and little penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: C. Vertigan, C. R. McMahon, V. Andrews-Goff, M. A. Hindell

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, eudyptula minor, investigator disturbance, little penguin, puffinus tenuirostris, short-tailed shearwater

2012

Taking the time to assess the effects of remote sensing and tracking devices on animals

Authors: C. R. McMahon, N. Collier, J. K. Northfield, F. Glen

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, bio-logging, conservation, ethics, remote sensing, satellite tracking

2011

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