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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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Effects of a combined enrichment intervention on the behavioural and physiological welfare of captive Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica)

Authors: Sitendu Goswami, Shiv Kumari Patel, Riyaz Kadivar, Praveen Chandra Tyagi, Pradeep Kumar Malik, Samrat Mondol

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour diversity, captive animal management, conservation breeding initiative, faecal corticosterone, space usage, stereotypy

2021


Ethological Studies on the Jellyfish, Crambionella orsini (Vanhöffen, 1888)(Scyphozoa: Catostylidae) in Captivity

Authors: KR Soumya, A Riyas, S Mithun, A Biju Kumar

Publication/Journal: Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries

Keywords: acclimatization, aquarium adaptability, Artemia, behaviour, feed preference, jellyfish, light response, pulsation rate

2021


Drivers of stereotypic behaviour and physiological stress among captive jungle cat (Felis chaus Schreber, 1777) in India

Authors: Loganathan Marinath, Janice Vaz, Dileep Kumar, Krishnamoorthy Thiyagesan, Nagarajan Baskaran

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: animal welfare, biological and environmental factors, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite, small felid, stereotype

2019


Case Study: Composite Material Yoke Versus Wooden Yoke for Bullocks’ Comfort

Authors: Ram Kumar Tyagi, Achhaibar Singh

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: fatigue, heart rate, plow, respiration rate

2018


Prevalence and determinants of stereotypic behaviours and physiological stress among tigers and leopards in Indian zoos

Authors: Janice Vaz, Edward J. Narayan, R. Dileep Kumar, K. Thenmozhi, Krishnamoorthy Thiyagesan, Nagarajan Baskaran

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords:

2017


Increasing the dietary supply of carotenoids through forage supplementation: Effect on nitrogen and mineral retention in captive Golden pheasants (Chrysolophus pictus)

Authors: Singray Saleb Kullu, Asit Das, Mohini Saini, Anil Kumar Garg, Ravindra Kumar Yogi, Shyamal Kumar Soren, Anil Kumar Sharma

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: calcium and zinc utilization, chinese pheasants, crude protein, forage supplementation, zoo

2016


Effect of different types of housing on behavior of Malpura lambs during winter in semi-arid tropical environment

Authors: Kalyan De, Davendra Kumar, Kamal Kumar, Artabandhu Sahoo, Syed Mohammad Khursheed Naqvi

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

Keywords: abnormal behavior, behavior, housing, lamb, malpura, semiarid

2015


Genomic resources and genetic diversity of captive lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)

Authors: Friederike Bock, Susanne Gallus, Axel Janke, Frank Hailer, Beatrice L. Steck, Vikas Kumar, Maria A. Nilsson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: control region, intron, lesser kudu, spiral-horned antelope, tragelaphus imberbis

2014


Melatonin ameliorates chronic mild stress induced behavioral dysfunctions in mice

Authors: Seenu Haridas, Mayank Kumar, Kailash Manda

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, behavior, chronic mild stress, cognition, depression, melatonin

2013


Chronic melatonin administration mitigates behavioral dysfunction induced by γ-irradiation

Authors: Seenu Haridas, Mayank Kumar, Kailash Manda

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, behavior, depression, melatonin, radiation

2012


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