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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=H%C3%A9ctor%20Ricardo%20Ferrari

Blood L-Lactate Concentration as an Indicator of Outcome in Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) Admitted to a Wildlife Rescue Center

Authors: Elena Di Lorenzo, Riccardo Rossi, Fabiana Ferrari, Valeria Martini, Stefano Comazzi

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: biomarkers, blood lactate concentration, blood parameters, prognostic factors, roe deer

2020

Multivariate Analyses of the Activity Pattern and Behavior of the Lesser Anteater on Open and Closed Days at Córdoba Zoo, Argentina

Authors: Florencia Chiapero, Héctor Ricardo Ferrari, María Valentina Prieto, María Constanza García Capocasa, Juan Manuel Busso

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: enclosure use, human-animal interaction, Tamandua tetradactyla, time-activity budget, visitor effect

2020

Effect of simple and low-cost enrichment items on behavioral, clinical, and productive variables of caged laying hens

Authors: Mayra H. Frediani, Cristiane S. Pizzutto, Maíra B. R. Alves, Ricardo J. G. Pereira

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, poultry, production, thermography, welfare

2019

Effects of different enrichment devices on some welfare indicators of post-weaned undocked piglets

Authors: E. Nannoni, L. Sardi, M. Vitali, E. Trevisi, A. Ferrari, F. Barone, M. L. Bacci, S. Barbieri, G. Martelli

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, blood parameters, environmental enrichment, intensive husbandry, pig, weaners

2016

Mixed-species associations in cuxiús (genus Chiropotes)

Authors: Christopher A. Shaffer, Adrian A. Barnett, Tremaine Gregory, Fabiano de Melo, Leandro Moreira, Thiago H. G. Alvim, Viviane S. Moura, Anderson Filó, Tatiane Cardoso, Marcio Port-Carvalho, Ricardo Rodrigues dos Santos, Sarah A. Boyle

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: bearded sakis, brazil, guyana, polyspecific association, suriname

2016

Sex differences and estrous cycle effects on foreground contextual fear conditioning

Authors: Ricardo Cossio, María B. Carreira, Carol E. Vásquez, Gabrielle B. Britton

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: amygdala, bdnf, conditioned fear, hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, sex differences

2016

Standardising the assessment of environmental enrichment and tail-docking legal requirements for finishing pigs in Europe

Authors: B. Hothersall, L. Whistance, H. Zedlacher, B. Algers, E. Andersson, M. Bracke, V. Courboulay, P. Ferrari, C. Leeb, S. Mullan, J. Nowicki, M. C. Meunier-Salaün, T. Schwarz, L. Stadig, D. Main

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, inspector, legislation, pig, tail docking

2016

A tool for the evaluation of slaughter horse welfare during unloading

Authors: S. Messori, E. K. Visser, M. Buonanno, P. Ferrari, S. Barnard, M. Borciani, N. Ferri

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, long journey, slaughter horse, transport, welfare assessment, welfare indicators

2016

Uncertainty in risky environments: a high-risk phenotype interferes with social learning about risk and safety

Authors: Adam L. Crane, Maud C. O. Ferrari

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: cultural transmission, decision-making, neophobia, secondary traumatization, stereotypy

2016

Unpredictability in food supply during early life influences growth and boldness in European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax

Authors: Ferrari Sébastien, Didier Leguay, Alain Vergnet, Marie-Odile Vidal, Béatrice Chatain, Marie-Laure Bégout

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, dicentrarchus labrax, environmental effect, exploration, food deprivation divergent strains, personality

2016

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