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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=Lindsay%20Matthews

Aquarium Tank Design Is Integral to the Elimination of Mantle Abrasion in the Captive Curled Octopus (Eledone cirrhosa): A Case Study at Macduff Marine Aquarium

Authors: Lauren E Smith, Christopher Rowe, Frazer Mackay, Claire Matthews, Christopher GG Matthews

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: abrasion, aquarium, husbandry, octopus, welfare

2020


Effects of Enrichment Presentation and Other Factors on Behavioral Welfare of Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata)

Authors: Barbara C. Perez, Lindsay R. Mehrkam, Amanda R. Foltz, Nicole R. Dorey

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, cetacean, environmental enrichment, marine mammal, pantropical spotted dolphin

2018


Preliminary study on current perceptions and usage of training equipment by horse enthusiasts in Canada

Authors: Katrina Merkies, Lindsay Nakonechny, Cordelie DuBois, Emilie Derisoud

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: equine industry survey, learning theory, spur use, training equipment, whip use

2018


Applying behavior-analytic methodology to the science and practice of environmental enrichment in zoos and aquariums

Authors: Christina A. Alligood, Nicole R. Dorey, Lindsay R. Mehrkam, Katherine A. Leighty

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior analysis, environmental enrichment, evaluation, methodology

2017


The influence of breed and environmental factors on social and solitary play in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)

Authors: Lindsay R. Mehrkam, Nathaniel J. Hall, Chelsea Haitz, Clive D. L. Wynne

Publication/Journal: Learning & Behavior

Keywords: attention, breed, dog, environmental, predatory motor pattern, proximate mechanism, social play, solitary play, toy

2017


Assessing feeding motivation in sheep using different behavioural demand models and measures

Authors: Amanda K. Doughty, Drewe Ferguson, Lindsay R. Matthews, Geoff N. Hinch

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: demand, energy balance, feeding motivation, linear elasticity, sheep

2016


Early detection of health and welfare compromises through automated detection of behavioural changes in pigs

Authors: S. G. Matthews, A. L. Miller, J. Clapp, T. Plotz, I. Kyriazakis

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Journal

Keywords: behavioural changes, early detection, pigs, welfare

2016


Behavioural reactivity of ewes and lambs during partial and total social isolation

Authors: Shanis Barnard, Lindsay R. Matthews, Stefano Messori, Michele Podaliri Vulpiani, Nicola Ferri

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: fear, mother-lamb bond, sheep, temperament, welfare

2015


A method to assess relative preference for training and environmental enrichment in captive wolves (Canis lupus and Canis lupus arctos)

Authors: Nicole R. Dorey, Lindsay R. Mehrkam, Jay Tacey

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, environmental enrichment, positive reinforcement training, preference testing, wolf

2015


Physiological and behavioural responses of a small heterothermic mammal to fire stimuli

Authors: Clare Stawski, Jaya K. Matthews, Gerhard Körtner, Fritz Geiser

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: ash, charcoal, marsupial, sminthopsis crassicaudata, smoke, torpor

2015


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