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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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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

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

Behavioural analysis of captive tigers (Panthera tigris): A water pool makes the difference

Authors: Cristina Biolatti, Paola Modesto, Daniela Dezzutto, Francesca Pera, Martina Tarantola, Maria Silvia Gennero, Cristiana Maurella, Pier Luigi Acutis

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity budget, behavioural analysis, enhanced welfare, p. tigris, zoo

2016

Use of Qualitative Behaviour Assessment as an indicator of welfare in donkeys

Authors: Michela Minero, Emanuela Dalla Costa, Francesca Dai, Leigh Anne Margaret Murray, Elisabetta Canali, Francoise Wemelsfelder

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: donkeys, qualitative behaviour assessment, welfare assessment

2016

A study on validity and reliability of on-farm tests to measure human–animal relationship in horses and donkeys

Authors: Emanuela Dalla Costa, Francesca Dai, Leigh Anne Margaret Murray, Stefano Guazzetti, Elisabetta Canali, Michela Minero

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: donkeys, horses, human-animal relationship, on-farm welfare assessment

2015

Validation of a fear test in sport horses using infrared thermography

Authors: Francesca Dai, Nathalie Hélène Cogi, Eugenio Ugo Luigi Heinzl, Emanuela Dalla Costa, Elisabetta Canali, Michela Minero

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

Keywords: fear test, horse, infrared thermography, validity, welfare

2015

Auditory and visual threat recognition in captive-reared Great Lakes piping plovers (Charadrius melodus)

Authors: Sarah P. Saunders, Theresa Wei Ying Ong, Francesca J. Cuthbert

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: captive rearing, charadrius melodus, innate, piping plover, threat recognition, vigilance

2013

Social tolerance and adult play in macaque societies: a comparison with different human cultures

Authors: Francesca Ciani, Stefania Dall'Olio, Roscoe Stanyon, Elisabetta Palagi

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: adult social play, despotism, human society, macaca fuscata, macaca tonkeana, mother protectiveness, playmate choice, tolerance

2012

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

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