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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=Michele%20C.%20Vieira

Exploring horse owners’ and caretakers’ perceptions of emotions and associated behaviors in horses

Authors: Maria J. Hötzel, Michele C. Vieira, Denise P. Leme

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: affective states, animal sentience, animal welfare, behavior, belief in animal mind

2019

Relationships between housing and management factors and clinical health events in elephants in North American zoos

Authors: Katie L. Edwards, Michele A. Miller, Kathy Carlstead, Janine L. Brown

Publication/Journal: PLoS ONE

Keywords: clinical events, elephant, welfare, welfare indicator

2019

Evaluation of a canine and feline behavioural welfare assessment tool for use in companion animal veterinary practice

Authors: Lauren C. Dawson, Cate E. Dewey, Elizabeth A. Stone, Michele T. Guerin, Lee Niel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, cat, dog, veterinary practice, welfare assessment

2018

Do aversive-based training methods actually compromise dog welfare?: A literature review

Authors: Joana Guilherme Fernandes, I. Anna S. Olsson, Ana Catarina Vieira de Castro

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, dog, training methods, welfare

2017

Dogs’ coping styles and dog-handler relationships influence avalanche search team performance

Authors: Silvana Diverio, Laura Menchetti, Giacomo Riggio, Costanza Azzari, Martina Iaboni, Renato Zasso, Walter Di Mari, Michele Matteo Santoro

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avalanche search and rescue dogs, copying style, dog behaviour, dog-handler relationship

2017

A simulated avalanche search and rescue mission induces temporary physiological and behavioural changes in military dogs

Authors: Silvana Diverio, Olimpia Barbato, Roberta Cavallina, Gabriella Guelfi, Martina Iaboni, Renato Zasso, Walter Di Mari, Michele Matteo Santoro, Toby G. Knowles

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: avalanche mission, cortisol, dog behaviour, dog physiology, heart rate, search and rescue dogs

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

Feeding behavior and the effect of photoperiod on the performance and hematological parameters of the pacamã catfish (Lophiosilurus alexandri)

Authors: Alexandre Takio Kitagawa, Leandro Santos Costa, Renan Rosa Paulino, Ronald Kennedy Luz, Priscila Vieira Rosa, Bartira Guerra-Santos, Rodrigo Fortes-Silva

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: daily rhythms, feeding activity, feeding zeitgeber, growth, locomotor-activity

2015

Hair coat condition: A valid and reliable indicator for on-farm welfare assessment in adult dairy goats

Authors: Monica Battini, Tanja Peric, Inês Ajuda, Ana Vieira, Lilia Grosso, Sara Barbieri, George Stilwell, Alberto Prandi, Antonella Comin, Franco Tubaro, Silvana Mattiello

Publication/Journal: Small Ruminant Research

Keywords: goats, hair coat, health condition, welfare assessment

2015

The effect of unpredictable chronic mild stress on depressive-like behavior and on hippocampal A1 and striatal A2A adenosine receptors

Authors: Leonardo M. Crema, Letícia F. Pettenuzzo, Michele Schlabitz, Luisa Diehl, Juliana Hoppe, Régis Mestriner, Daniela Laureano, Christianne Salbego, Carla Dalmaz, Deusa Vendite

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: a1 receptor, a2a receptor, adenosine, binding, chronic stress, depression, hippocampus, striatum, western blotting

2013

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