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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.%20Caplen

Effects of carprofen, meloxicam and butorphanol on broiler chickens’ performance in mobility tests

Authors: B. Hothersall, G. Caplen, R. M. A. Parker, C. J. Nicol, A. E. Waterman-Pearson, C. A. Weeks, J. C. Murrell

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: analgesia, animal welfare, broiler chicken, lameness, mobility, pain

2016

Positive affective state induced by opioid analgesia in laying hens with bone fractures

Authors: M. A. F. Nasr, W. J. Browne, G. Caplen, B. Hothersall, J. C. Murrell, C. J. Nicol

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: conditioned place preference, fracture, laying hen, pain, welfare

2013

Relationships between multiple welfare indicators measured in individual chickens across different time periods and environments

Authors: C.j. Nicol, G. Caplen, J. Edgar, G. Richards, W.j. Browne

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cluster analysis, laying hen, multi-level modelling, stress, welfare indicator

2011

Associations between welfare indicators and environmental choice in laying hens

Authors: Christine J. Nicol, Gina Caplen, Joanne Edgar, William J. Browne

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: animal welfare, choice decision making, gallus gallus, laying hen, stress, welfare indicator

2009

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