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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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Influence of handler relationships and experience on health parameters, glucocorticoid responses and behaviour of semi-captive Asian elephants

Authors: JAH Crawley, O Lierhmann, DJ Franco dos Santos, J Brown, UK Nyein, HH Aung, W Htut, Z Min Oo, MW Seltmann, JL Webb

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: asian elephants, human-animal relationship, welfare

2021

The effects of a choice test between food rewards and human interaction in a herd of domestic horses of varying breeds and experiences

Authors: Emily Kieson, Crystal Felix, Summer Webb, Charles I Abramson

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: equine behavior, horse-human interaction, human-animal interaction, positive reinforcement, preference, reward

2020

Evaluating the Reliability of Non-Specialist Observers in the Behavioural Assessment of Semi-Captive Asian Elephant Welfare

Authors: Jonathan L. Webb, Jennie A. H. Crawley, Martin W. Seltmann, Oceane Liehrmann, Nicola Hemmings, U. Kyaw Nyein, Htoo Htoo Aung, Win Htut, Virpi Lummaa, Mirkka Lahdenpera

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural assessment, ethogram, observational study, reliability, stress

2020

Does group size matter? Captive chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) behavior as a function of group size and composition

Authors: Sarah J. Neal Webb, Jann Hau, Steven J. Schapiro

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavior, captivity, chimpanzee, group composition, group-size, management

2019

Friend or foe: reconciliation between males and females in wild chacma baboons

Authors: Christine E. Webb, Alice Baniel, Guy Cowlishaw, Elise Huchard

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: aggression, chacma baboon, male–female association, postconflict affiliation, reconciliation

2019

What is animal happiness?

Authors: Laura E. Webb, Ruut Veenhoven, Jes Lynning Harfeld, Margit Bak Jensen

Publication/Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Keywords: affect balance, animal welfare, human happiness, typical level of affect

2019

Barren diets increase wakeful inactivity in calves

Authors: Laura E. Webb, Bas Engel, Kees van Reenen, Eddie A. M. Bokkers

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, diet, inactivity, stereotypies, veal calves

2017

Does temperament affect learning in calves?

Authors: Laura E. Webb, Cornelis G. van Reenen, Margit Bak Jensen, Océane Schmitt, Eddie A. M. Bokkers

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: calves, double demand operant conditioning, learning, principal component analysis, temperament

2015

Out of sight or in too deep: Effect of visual barriers and water depth on agonistic behaviour and growth in hatchling saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus)

Authors: Matthew L. Brien, Christopher M. Gienger, Grahame J. Webb, Keith McGuinness, Keith A. Christian

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: agonistic behaviour, crocodylus porosus, growth, hatchlings, visual barriers, water depth

2014

What do calves choose to eat and how do preferences affect behaviour?

Authors: Laura E. Webb, Bas Engel, Harma Berends, Cornelis G. van Reenen, Walter J. J. Gerrits, Imke J. M. de Boer, Eddie A. M. Bokkers

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, dietary preference, holstein-friesian calves, milk replacer, solid feed, welfare

2014

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