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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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An automated positioning system for monitoring chickens’ location: Accuracy and registration success in a free-range area

Authors: Lisanne M. Stadig, Bart Ampe, T. Bas Rodenburg, Bert Reubens, Jarissa Maselyne, Shaojie Zhuang, Johan Criel, Frank A. M. Tuyttens

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: accuracy, outdoor, poultry, signal reception, ultra-wideband, vegetation

2018

An automated positioning system for monitoring chickens’ location: Effects of wearing a backpack on behaviour, leg health and production

Authors: Lisanne M. Stadig, T. Bas Rodenburg, Bart Ampe, Bert Reubens, Frank A. M. Tuyttens

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: body weight, broiler chicken, habituation, position monitoring, ultra-wideband, welfare

2018

Effect of free-range access, shelter type and weather conditions on free-range use and welfare of slow-growing broiler chickens

Authors: Lisanne M. Stadig, T. Bas Rodenburg, Bart Ampe, Bert Reubens, Frank A. M. Tuyttens

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: artificial shelter, fearfulness, leg health, outdoor, poultry, short rotation coppice

2017

Investigating canine personality structure using owner questionnaires measuring pet dog behaviour and personality

Authors: Diana J. Rayment, Richard A. Peters, Linda C. Marston, Bert De Groef

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, canine, questionnaire, temperament

2016

Applied personality assessment in domestic dogs: Limitations and caveats

Authors: Diana J. Rayment, Bert De Groef, Richard A. Peters, Linda C. Marston

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour test, coping style, dog, personality, shelter, shyness, temperament

2015

Feed-restricted broiler breeders: State-dependent learning as a novel welfare assessment tool to evaluate their hunger state?

Authors: Louise Anne Buckley, Victoria Sandilands, Paul Morison Hocking, Bert Jan Tolkamp, Rick Brian D’Eath

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, broiler breeder, choice test, feed restriction, preference test, state-dependent learning

2015

The use of different objects during a novel object test in stabled horses

Authors: Anneleen Bulens, Hanne Sterken, Sanne Van Beirendonck, Jos Van Thielen, Bert Driessen

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: behavior, horse, novel object

2015

Behavior, production results and meat quality of intact boars and gilts housed in unmixed groups: A comparative study

Authors: Valerie Vanheukelom, Sanne Van Beirendonck, Jos Van Thielen, Bert Driessen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, boar, meat quality, pig

2012

Quantifying hungry broiler breeder dietary preferences using a closed economy T-maze task

Authors: Louise A. Buckley, Victoria Sandilands, Bert J. Tolkamp, Richard B. D'Eath

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: broiler breeder, choice tests, hunger stress, preference testing, qualitative food restriction, quantitative feed restriction

2011

‘Freedom from hunger’ and preventing obesity: the animal welfare implications of reducing food quantity or quality

Authors: Richard B. D'Eath, Bert J. Tolkamp, Ilias Kyriazakis, Alistair B. Lawrence

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: chicken, diet, feeding behavior, feeding behaviour, hunger, nutrition, obesity, pig, qualitative food restriction, stereotypy

2009

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