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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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Novel object test in farmed fallow deer (Dama dama)–The impact on appearance, diurnal rhythm and behaviour in the foraging area

Authors: Urša Jakopin, Maja Prevolnik Povše, Janko Skok

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: fallow deer, farmed deer, foraging, novel object test

2021

Gangs of piglets: Welfare and growth of imprinted and guided weaners

Authors: Nikolina Mesarec, Maja Prevolnik Povše, Dejan Škorjanc, Janko Skok

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, domestic pig, growth, imprinting, post-weaning aggression, weaning

2017

Behavioural patterns established during suckling reappear when piglets are forced to form a new dominance hierarchy

Authors: Janko Skok, Maja Prevolnik, Tina Urek, Nikolina Mesarec, Dejan Škorjanc

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, behavioural development, dominance hierarchy, suckling behaviour, teat order, weaning

2014

Formation of teat order and estimation of piglets’ distribution along the mammary complex using mid-domain effect (MDE) model

Authors: Janko Skok, Dejan Škorjanc

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: domestic pig, geometric constraints, mammary complex, mid-domain effect (mde), suckling behaviour, teat order

2013

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