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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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Preference for and behavioural response to environmental enrichment in a small population of sexually mature, commercial boars

Authors: L. V. Sirovica, M. Creamer, K. M. Horback

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, boar, commercial swine, environmental enrichment, single housing, stereotypic behaviour

2019


Behavioral preference for different enrichment objects in a commercial sow herd

Authors: Kristina M. Horback, Meghann K. Pierdon, Thomas D. Parsons

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: enrichment object, group pen, rope, rubber, sow, woodblock

2016


GPS technology as a proxy tool for determining relationships in social animals: An example with African elephants

Authors: Charlotte E. Hacker, Kristina M. Horback, Lance J. Miller

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: african elephants, loxodonta africana, social behavior, technology, zoo

2015


Diurnal and nocturnal activity budgets of zoo elephants in an outdoor facility

Authors: Kristina M. Horback, Lance J. Miller, Jeff R. M. Andrews, Stan A. Kuczaj

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity budget, african elephant, animal management, animal welfare, behavioral needs, loxodonta africana, zoological institution

2014


Relationships between pig welfare, productivity and farmer disposition

Authors: T. Jääskeläinen, T. Kauppinen, K. M. Vesala, A. Valros

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, attitude, farmer, pig, production, theory of planned behaviour

2014


Personality assessment in African elephants (Loxodonta africana): Comparing the temporal stability of ethological coding versus trait rating

Authors: Kristina M. Horback, Lance J. Miller, Stan A. Kuczaj Ii

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: elephants, personality, temperament, zoo

2013


Consequences of Acute Stress and Cortisol Manipulation on the Physiology, Behavior, and Reproductive Outcome of Female Pacific Salmon on Spawning Grounds

Authors: S. H. McConnachie, K. V. Cook, D. A. Patterson, K. M. Gilmour, S. G. Hinch, A. P. Farrell, S. J. Cooke

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: behavior, behaviour, cortisol, hormone injections, metyrapone, oncorhynchus gorbuscha, pacific salmon, reproduction, senescence, stress

2012


The effects of GPS collars on African elephant (Loxodonta africana) behavior at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Authors: Kristina Marie Horback, Lance Joseph Miller, Jeffrey Andrews, Stanley Abraham Kuczaj Ii, Matthew Anderson

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity budget, elephant behavior, gps, tracking device

2012


Captive-Reared Burrowing Owls Show Higher Site-Affinity, Survival, and Reproductive Performance When Reintroduced Using a Soft-Release

Authors: A. M. Mitchell, T. I. Wellicome, D. Brodie, K. M. Cheng

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: athene cunicularia, avian reintroduction, captive-reared, enclosures, endangered species, hard-release, soft-release

2011


Fitness and behavioral correlates of pre-stress and stress-induced plasma cortisol titers in pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) upon arrival at spawning grounds

Authors: K. V. Cook, S. H. McConnachie, K. M. Gilmour, S. G. Hinch, S. J. Cooke

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: cort-fitness hypothesis, cortisol, fish, glucocorticoid, longevity, pacific salmon, reproductive success, spawning behavior, stress response

2011


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