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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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The Effect of Altering Routine Husbandry Factors on Sleep Duration and Memory Consolidation in the Horse

Authors: Greening Linda, Downing Josh, Amiouny Daniela, Lekang Line, McBride Sebastian

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bedding, behaviour, equine, light, nocturnal, sleep

2021


Fear and coping styles of outdoor-preferring, moderate-outdoor and indoor-preferring free-range laying hens

Authors: Dana L. M. Campbell, Geoff N. Hinch, Jeff A. Downing, Caroline Lee

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: fear, free range, laying hen, manual restraint, open field, tonic immobility

2016


Hair plucking, stress, and urinary cortisol among captive bonobos (Pan paniscus)

Authors: Colin M. Brand, Klaree J. Boose, Erica C. Squires, Linda F. Marchant, Frances J. White, Audra Meinelt, J. Josh Snodgrass

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: glucocorticoid, trichotillomania, undesirable behavior

2016


Inferential and visual analysis of ethogram data using multivariate techniques

Authors: R. Stafford, A.E. Goodenough, K. Slater, W. Carpenter, L. Collins, H. Cruickshank, S. Downing, S. Hall, K. McDonald, H. McDonnell, B. Overs, L. Spiers, M. Stetter, H. Zitzer, A.G. Hart

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: activity budget, bootstrap, confidence interval, crab, dog, elephant, ethogram, principal component analysis, tiger

2012


Determination of corticosterone concentrations in egg albumen: A non-invasive indicator of stress in laying hens

Authors: J. A. Downing, W. L. Bryden

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: corticosterone, egg albumen, hens, stress measurement

2008


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