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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.
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Automated Video-Based Analysis Framework for Behavior Monitoring of Individual Animals in Zoos Using Deep Learning—A Study on Polar Bears

Authors: Matthias Zuerl, Philip Stoll, Ingrid Brehm, René Raab, Dario Zanca, Samira Kabri, Johanna Happold, Heiko Nille, Katharina Prechtel, Sophie Wuensch

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, animal monitoring, animal welfare, behavior observation, deep learning, object detection, ursus maritimus

2022

Go for Lipids! Food Preferences and Nutrient Composition in Zoo-Housed White-Faced Sakis, Pithecia pithecia

Authors: Vasco Alexandre Martins, Natalie Magnusson, Matthias Laska

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Primatology

Keywords: *food preferences, correlational analysis, nutrient composition, Pithecia pitchecia, white-faced saki

2022

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) show subtle signs of uncertainty when choices are more difficult

Authors: Matthias Allritz, Emma Suvi McEwen, Josep Call

Publication/Journal: Cognition

Keywords: chimpanzee, epistemic emotions, feelings of uncertainty, procedural metacognition, transitive inference

2021

A Comparative Perspective on Three Primate Species’ Responses to a Pictorial Emotional Stroop Task

Authors: Lydia M Hopper, Matthias Allritz, Crystal L Egelkamp, Sarah M Huskisson, Sarah L Jacobson, Jesse G Leinwand, Stephen R Ross

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: *cognitive bias, affect, attentional bias, emotions, snake detection theory, Stroop effect, touchscreen, welfare, zoo

2021

How does feeding regime affect behaviour and activity in captive African lions (Panthera leo)?

Authors: Nina Höttges, Madeleine Hjelm, Therese Hård, Matthias %J Journal of Zoo Laska, Aquarium Research

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: feeding regime, felids, hunger, husbadry, satiation

2019

Inter- and intra-observer reliability of different methods for recording temperament in beef and dairy calves

Authors: Anina Vogt, Edit Lesa Aditia, Imke Schlechter, Susanne Schütze, Katrin Geburt, Matthias Gauly, Uta König von Borstel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cattle, inter-observer reliability, intra-observer reliability, temperament assessment, visual analogue scale

2017

Facial expressions and other behavioral responses to pleasant and unpleasant tastes in cats (Felis silvestris catus)

Authors: Michaela Hanson, Susan M. Jojola, Nancy E. Rawson, Melissa Crowe, Matthias Laska

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, cat, felis silvestris catus, l-proline, quinine monohydrochloride, taste reactivity

2016

Restricted vs. unrestricted wheel running in mice: Effects on brain, behavior and endocannabinoids

Authors: Sarah V. Biedermann, Matthias K. Auer, Laura Bindila, Gabriele Ende, Beat Lutz, Wolfgang Weber-Fahr, Peter Gass, Johannes Fuss

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: anandamide, c57bl/6 mice, endocannabinoids, exercise, hippocampus, mr spectroscopy, mr volumetry, neurogenesis, physical activity, stereotypy

2016

Influence of testosterone on the docility of German Simmental and Charolais heifers during behavior tests

Authors: Katrin Geburt, Marion Piechotta, Uta König von Borstel, Matthias Gauly

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggression, beef cattle, behavior tests, biomarker, docility, temperament, testosterone

2015

Meeting ultraviolet B radiation requirements of amphibians in captivity: A case study with mountain chicken frogs (Leptodactylus fallax) and general recommendations for pre-release health screening

Authors: Benjamin Tapley, Matthew Rendle, Frances M. Baines, Matthias Goetz, Kay S. Bradfield, David Rood, Javier Lopez, Gerardo Garcia, Andrew Routh

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian, conservation, husbandry, leptodactylus fallax, uv-b

2015

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