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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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Cognitive enrichment in a social setting: assessing the use of a novel food maze in sanctuary-housed chimpanzees

Authors: Maria Padrell, Federica Amici, Maria Pau Córdoba, Miquel Llorente

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: chimpanzee, cognitive, enrichment, food maze

2022


Assessment of living conditions in wild boars by analysis of oxidative stress markers

Authors: Luigi Esposito, Simona Tafuri, Natascia Cocchia, Roberto Fasanelli, Nadia Piscopo, Barbara Lamagna, Vincente Eguren, Andrea Amici, Eugenio Iorio, Francesca Ciani

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: cortisol, free-range breeding, oxidative stress markers, wild boar, wildlife welfare

2020


Zookeepers’ Perception of Zoo Canid Welfare and its Effect on Job Satisfaction, Worldwide

Authors: Giacomo Riggio, Federica Pirrone, Elia Lunghini, Angelo Gazzano, Chiara Mariti

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, bond, canids, five freedoms, gender, job satisfaction, zookeepers

2020


Are primates out of the market?

Authors: Alejandro Sánchez-Amaro, Federica Amici

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: biological market theory (bmt), cognition, exchange of commodities, grooming, primate biological market (pbm), social relationships

2015


In-Vitro Indicators of Natural Resistance and Milk-Producing Ability in Dairy Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

Authors: Maria Miarelli, Federica Signorelli

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: dairy buffalo, in-vitro indicators

2014


The effect of domestication and ontogeny in swine cognition (Sus scrofa scrofa and S. s. domestica)

Authors: Anna Albiach-Serrano, Juliane Bräuer, Trix Cacchione, Nele Zickert, Federica Amici

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cognition, domestication, inference, object choice, swine

2012


Appetite regulation: The central role of melatonin in Danio rerio

Authors: Chiara Carla Piccinetti, Beatrice Migliarini, Ike Olivotto, Giuliana Coletti, Adolfo Amici, Oliana Carnevali

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: cb1, fish, food intake, ghrelin, leptin, mc4r, melatonin, npy

2010


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