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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords&fwp_search=G.%20A.%20Vicino

Behavioral Diversity as a Potential Indicator of Positive Animal Welfare

Authors: Lance J Miller, Greg A Vicino, Jessica Sheftel, Lisa K Lauderdale

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, behavior-based enrichment, behavioral restriction, evidence-based management, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, stereotypic behavior, thrive, welfare assessment

2020

Circulating and Excreted Corticosteroids and Metabolites, Hematological, and Serum Chemistry Parameters in the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Before and After a Stress Response

Authors: Steinman,K. J., Robeck,T. R., Fetter,G. A., Schmitt,T. L., Osborn,S., DiRocco,S., Nollens,H. H., O’Brien,J. K.

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Marine Science

Keywords: corticosteorids, endocrinology, feces, killer whale (Orcinus orca), stress

2020

The Elephant Welfare Initiative: a model for advancing evidence‐based zoo animal welfare monitoring, assessment and enhancement

Authors: C Meehan, B Greco, B Lynn, K Morfeld, G Vicino, D Orban, C Gorsuch, M Quick, L Ripple, K Fournier

Publication/Journal: International Zoo Yearbook

Keywords: behaviour, body condition, evidence-based animal care, stereotypic behaviour, welfare benchmarking, welfare epidemiology, welfare monitoring, welfare software, zoo animal welfare

2019

Impacts of natural history and exhibit factors on carnivore welfare

Authors: Lance J. Miller, Jamie A. Ivy, Greg A. Vicino, Ivana G. Schork

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral diversity, infant mortality, offspring production, pacing, reproductive success

2019

Mixed support for state maintaining risky personality traits in yellow-bellied marmots

Authors: Matthew B. Petelle, Julien G. A. Martin, Daniel T. Blumstein

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: activity, aggression, exploration, maintenance, pace-of-life hypothesis, personality, risk, state-dependent safety hypothesis, yellow-bellied marmot

2019

Animal Welfare in Conservation Breeding: Applications and Challenges

Authors: Alison L. Greggor, Greg A. Vicino, Ronald R. Swaisgood, Andrea Fidgett, Deena Brenner, Matthew E. Kinney, Susan Farabaugh, Bryce Masuda, Nadine Lamberski

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral monitoring, captive breeding, conservation breeding, opportunities to thrive, reintroduction, welfare assessment, zoo

2018

Face-based perception of emotions in dairy goats

Authors: Lucille G. A. Bellegarde, Marie J. Haskell, Christine Duvaux-Ponter, Alexander Weiss, Alain Boissy, Hans W. Erhard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, ear postures, emotions, face, goats

2017

Relationship between behavioural diversity and faecal glucocorticoid metabolites: a case study with cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Authors: L. J. Miller, C. B. Pisacane, G. A. Vicino

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: acinonyx jubatus, adrenal activity, animal welfare, behavioural diversity, cheetah, faecal glucocorticoid metabolites

2016

Effect of a screen with flaps and straw on behaviour, stress response, productive performance and meat quality in indoor feedlot lambs

Authors: L. A. Aguayo-Ulloa, M. Pascual-Alonso, J. L. Olleta, C. Sañudo, G. C. Miranda-de la Lama, G. A. María

Publication/Journal: Meat Science

Keywords: enriching items, indoor housing, intensive system, lamb welfare, meat quality

2015

Intensity of play behavior as a potential measure of welfare: A novel method for quantifying the integrated intensity of behavior in African elephants

Authors: Greg A. Vicino, Emily S. Marcacci

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, dyadic play, exercise, play index

2015

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