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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=Cecilie%20M%20Mejdell

Caring for the horse in a cold climate—Reviewing principles for thermoregulation and horse preferences

Authors: Cecilie M Mejdell, Knut Egil Bøe, Grete HM Jørgensen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, blanket, equine, temperature, thermal comfort, welfare

2020


Horses can learn to use symbols to communicate their preferences

Authors: Cecilie M. Mejdell, Turid Buvik, Grete H. M. Jørgensen, Knut E. Bøe

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: blanket, clicker training, cognition, operant conditioning, rug, thermoregulation

2016


Is rearing calves with the dam a feasible option for dairy farms?—Current and future research

Authors: Julie Føske Johnsen, Katharina A. Zipp, Tasja Kälber, Anne Marie de Passillé, Ute Knierim, Kerstin Barth, Cecilie Marie Mejdell

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: alternative calf rearing, dairy calves, suckling, welfare

2016


The effect of nursing on the cow–calf bond

Authors: Julie Føske Johnsen, Anne Marie de Passille, Cecilie Marie Mejdell, Knut Egil Bøe, Ann Margaret Grøndahl, Annabelle Beaver, Jeffrey Rushen, Daniel M. Weary

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy, dam rearing, growth, maternal bond

2015


The effect of physical contact between dairy cows and calves during separation on their post-separation behavioural response

Authors: Julie Føske Johnsen, Kristian Ellingsen, Ann Margaret Grøndahl, Knut Egil Bøe, Lena Lidfors, Cecilie Marie Mejdell

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cattle, fence-line, organic, weaning, welfare

2015


Ectoparasitic sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) affect behavior and brain serotonergic activity in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): Perspectives on animal welfare

Authors: Øyvind Øverli, Janicke Nordgreen, Cecilie M. Mejdell, Andrew M. Janczak, Silje Kittilsen, Ida B. Johansen, Tor E. Horsberg

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavior, experimental infestation, neurochemistry, parasites, sea lice

2014


Mobile abattoir versus conventional slaughterhouse—Impact on stress parameters and meat quality characteristics in Norwegian lambs

Authors: Marit Skog Eriksen, Rune Rødbotten, Ann Margaret Grøndahl, Mari Friestad, Inger Lise Andersen, Cecilie M. Mejdell

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, lamb, meat quality, mobile abattoir, slaughter, stress

2013


Students’ attitudes to animal welfare and rights in Europe and Asia

Authors: C. J. C. Phillips, S. Izmirli, S. J. Aldavood, M. Alonso, B. I. Choe, A. Hanlon, A. Handziska, G. Illmann, L. Keeling, M. Kennedy, G. H. Lee, V. Lund, C. Mejdell, V. R. Pelagic, T. Rehn

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, animals, asia, culture, europe, nation

2012


Separating a horse from the social group for riding or training purposes: a descriptive study of human-horse interactions

Authors: G. H. Meisfjord Jorgensen, K. E. Fremstad, C. M. Mejdell, K. E. e

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, group housing, horse, human-horse interactions, separating horse

2011


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