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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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Towards more compassionate wildlife research through the 3Rs principles: moving from invasive to non-invasive methods

Authors: Miriam A Zemanova

Publication/Journal: Wildlife Biology

Keywords: 3Rs principles, animal welfare, ecology, reduction, refinement, replacement

2020

Beyond aggression: Androgen-receptor blockade modulates social interaction in wild meerkats

Authors: Javier delBarco-Trillo, Lydia K. Greene, Ines Braga Goncalves, Miriam Fenkes, Jillian H. Wisse, Julian A. Drewe, Marta B. Manser, Tim Clutton-Brock, Christine M. Drea

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggression, antiandrogen, behavioral neuroendocrinology, communication, cooperative breeder, field experiment, flutamide, prosocial behavior, subordinate male, testosterone

2016

Ferrets’ (Mustela putorius furo) enrichment priorities and preferences as determined in a seven-chamber consumer demand study

Authors: Marsinah L. Reijgwart, Claudia M. Vinke, Coenraad F. M. Hendriksen, Miriam van der Meer, Nico J. Schoemaker, Yvonne R. A. van Zeeland

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural priorities, consumer demand, enrichment, ferret, maximum price paid

2016

Why did the fish cross the tank? Objectively measuring the value of enrichment for captive fish

Authors: Miriam Sullivan, Craig Lawrence, Dominique Blache

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aquarium, carassius auratus, enrichment, motivational test, ornamental fish, preference

2016

Impact of transgenic procedures on behavioral and physiological responses in postweaning mice

Authors: Miriam van der Meer, Vera Baumans, Berend Olivier, Bert L. M. van Zutphen

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavioral tests, corticotropin, microinjection, transgenic mice, transgenic procedures, welfare

2001

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