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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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Training a Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) for Voluntary Foot Radiographs at Dubai Safari Park

Authors: Demi Booth, Amos Kamau, Henry Kayondo, Anna Mae Sumaya, Muhammad Waseem Ashraf

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: foot radiographs, giraffe, lameness, operant training, welfare

2022

Effects of scent enrichment on behavioral and physiological indicators of stress in zoo primates

Authors: Stefano Vaglio, Stefano SK Kaburu, Richard Pearce, Luke Bryant, Ailie McAuley, Alexandria Lott, Demi J Sheppard, Sarah Smith, Beth E Tompkins, Emily J Elwell

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: fecal cortisol, olfactory enrichment, primates, stress, zoo welfare

2021

Effects of scent enrichment on behavioral and physiological indicators of stress in zoo primates

Authors: Stefano Vaglio, Stefano SK Kaburu, Richard Pearce, Luke Bryant, Ailie McAuley, Alexandria Lott, Demi J Sheppard, Sarah Smith, Beth E Tompkins, Emily J Elwell

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: essential oils, fecal cortisol, social interactions, stereotypic behaviors

2021

Fecal stress, nutrition and reproductive hormones for monitoring environmental impacts on tigers (Panthera tigris)

Authors: Samrat Mondol, Rebecca K Booth, Samuel K %J Conservation Physiology Wasser

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: adrenal, conservation physiology, stress-nutrition interplay, thyroid and reproductive hormones assay validation, tigers

2020

Behavioural and physiological responses of laying hens to automated monitoring equipment

Authors: Stephanie Buijs, Francesca Booth, Gemma Richards, Laura McGaughey, Christine J. Nicol, Joanne Edgar, John F. Tarlton

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, automated monitoring, domestic fowl, preening, thermography

2018

Staying Cool, Keeping Strong: Incubation Temperature Affects Performance in a Freshwater Turtle

Authors: M.A. Micheli-Campbell, H. A. Campbell, R. L. Cramp, D. T. Booth, C. E. Franklin

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoology

Keywords: climate change, conservation physiology, elusor macrurus, hatchling, righting response, swimming performance

2011

Nutritional composition and digestibility by ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) of whole animals and a commercial diet

Authors: Cynthia L. Bennett, Susan D. Booth-Binczik, Suzy R. E. Steele

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: carnivore, digestive efficiency, felidae, nutrient, proximate composition

2010

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