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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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Enhancing Japanese visitors’ interest in livestock welfare through zoo carcass feeding activities

Authors: Kota Okabe, Ayumi Kawamura, Katsuji Uetake, Chihiro Kase

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, Consumer Behaviour, environmental enrichment, laying hen, Personal Connection

2024

Effects of browsing enrichment associated with the temperature–humidity index and landscaping trees in giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)

Authors: Kota Okabe, Hiroki Fukuizumi, Ayumi Kawamura, Chihiro Kase, Katsuji Uetake

Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, climate, environmental enrichment, oral stereotypy, zoo

2022

Giraffes like it hot? Research on giraffe drinking behaviour in response to warm water supply in a cold environment

Authors: Kota Okabe, Hiroki Fukuizumi, Ayumi Kawamura, Masayuki Matsunaga, Chihiro Kase, Katsuji Uetake

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, hydration

2022

An investigation of browsing enrichment, especially non‐leaf foraging, on giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) at Kyoto City Zoo in Japan

Authors: Kota Okabe, Hiroki Fukuizumi, Ayumi Kawamura, Chihiro Kase, Katsuji Uetake

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: browse, enrichment, giraffes, non-leaf foraging

2022

The behaviour of beef cattle at pasture

Authors: R.J. Kilgour, K. Uetake, T. Ishiwata, G.J. Melville

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, beef cattle, behaviour, time-budget

2012

Effects of social rank and familiarity on dustbathing in domestic fowl

Authors: T. Shimmura, T. Nakamura, T. Azuma, Y. Eguchi, K. Uetake, T. Tanaka

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, dominance, dustbath, familiarity, laying hen, social rank

2010

Comparison of behavior, physical condition and performance of laying hens in four molting methods

Authors: Tsuyoshi Shimmura, Yusuke Eguchi, Katsuji Uetake, Toshio Tanaka

Publication/Journal: Animal Science Journal

Keywords: behavior, behaviour, induced molting, laying hens, non-feed withdrawal, welfare

2008

Function of Tongue-Playing of Cattle in Association With Other Behavioral and Physiological Characteristics

Authors: Toshie Ishiwata, Katsuji Uetake, Yusuke Eguchi, Toshio Tanaka

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: cattle, holstein, japanese black, tongue-playing

2008

Oral Behaviors of Beef Steers in Pen and Pasture Environments

Authors: T. Ishiwata, K. Uetake, R.J. Kilgour, Y. Eguchi, T. Tanaka

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: nutritive, oral behavior, oral behaviour, oral frustration, rumen fill, steers

2007

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