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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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Caring for the horse in a cold climate—Reviewing principles for thermoregulation and horse preferences

Authors: Cecilie M Mejdell, Knut Egil Bøe, Grete HM Jørgensen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, blanket, equine, temperature, thermal comfort, welfare

2020

Hypoxia by Altitude and Welfare of Captive Beaded Lizards (Heloderma Horridum) in Mexico: Hematological Approaches

Authors: S. S. Guadarrama, H. Domínguez-Vega, H. M. Díaz-Albiter, A. Quijano, E. Bastiaans, P. Carrillo-Castilla, J. Manjarrez, Y. Gómez-Ortiz, V. Fajardo

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: altitude, blood traits, captivity welfare, Heloderma horridum

2020

Is mixed-species living cognitively enriching? Enclosure use and welfare in two captive groups of tufted capuchins (Sapajus apella) and squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus)

Authors: S. Daoudi, G. Badihi, H. M. Buchanan-Smith

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: cognitive challenges, mixed species zoo exhibit, saimiri, sapajus, social enrichment, welfare

2017

Horses can learn to use symbols to communicate their preferences

Authors: Cecilie M. Mejdell, Turid Buvik, Grete H. M. Jørgensen, Knut E. Bøe

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: blanket, clicker training, cognition, operant conditioning, rug, thermoregulation

2016

The behavioral context of visual displays in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

Authors: Raïssa A. de Boer, Anne M. Overduin-de Vries, Annet L. Louwerse, Elisabeth H. M. Sterck

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: body posture, common marmoset, communication, facial expression, social behavior

2013

Contrast Imaging Ultrasound Detects Abnormalities in the Marmoset Ovary

Authors: J. M. Hastings, K. D. Morris, D. Allan, H. Wilson, R. P. Millar, H. M. Fraser, C. M. Moran

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: contrast agent, corpus luteum, nonhuman primate, ovary, ultrasound

2012

The psychology of control: Effects of control over supplementary light on welfare of marmosets

Authors: H. M. Buchanan-Smith, I. Badihi

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: choice, controllability, illumination, laboratory, marmoset, primate

2012

Consistent boldness behaviour in early emerging fry of domesticated Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Decoupling of behavioural and physiological traits of the proactive stress coping style

Authors: J. Vaz-Serrano, M. L. Ruiz-Gomez, H. M. Gjøen, P. V. Skov, F. A. Huntingford, Ø Øverli, E. Höglund

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: animal personalities, cortisol, dominance, oxygen consumption, swim-up

2011

The impact of moving to a novel environment on social networks, activity and wellbeing in two new world primates

Authors: V. Dufour, C. Sueur, A. Whiten, H. M. Buchanan-Smith

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: capuchin, cebus, relocation, saimiri, squirrel monkey, welfare

2011

Variations in Eastern bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) feeding practices in UK zoological collections

Authors: D. J. Wright, H. M. Omed, C. M. Bishop, A. L. Fidgett

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: antelope, browse, diet survey, zoo nutrition

2011

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