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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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Behavioral and physiological assessment of liquid nitrogen cryoablation to prevent horn development in dairy calves

Authors: Mhairi A. Sutherland, Suzanne K. Dowling, Karin E. Schütz, Vanessa M. Cave, Nikki J. Kells, Craig B. Johnson, Mairi Stewart

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavior, calves, cryoablation, disbudding, welfare

2019


Post-natal development of EEG responses to noxious stimulation in pigs (Sus scrofa) aged 1–15 days

Authors: N. J. Kells, N. J. Beausoleil, M. A. Sutherland, C. B. Johnson

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, eeg, nociception, pain, pig, tail docking

2019


An Animal Welfare Risk Assessment Process for Zoos

Authors: S. L. Sherwen, L. M. Hemsworth, N. J. Beausoleil, A. Embury, D. J. Mellor

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: assessment, Five Domains, welfare, zoo

2018


Characteristics of ex-racing greyhounds in New Zealand and their impact on re-homing

Authors: J. B. Thomas, N. J. Adams, M. J. Farnworth

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: age, animal welfare, dog, greyhound racing, re-homing, temperament test

2017


The development of a non-invasive behavioral model of thermal heat stress in laboratory mice (Mus musculus)

Authors: J. T. Mufford, M. J. Paetkau, N. J. Flood, G. Regev-Shoshani, C. C. Miller, J. S. Church

Publication/Journal: Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, biochemical research methods, body temperature, cytokine, ethovision, infrared thermography (irt), mouse, neurosciences, physiology, responses, strategy, thermoregulation

2016


Lambs show changes in ear posture when experiencing pain

Authors: M. J. Guesgen, N. J. Beausoleil, E. O. Minot, M. Stewart, K. J. Stafford, P. C. H. Morel

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, ear posture, emotion, husbandry, lamb, pain

2016


Scientific evaluation of animal emotions: Brief history and recent New Zealand contributions

Authors: N. J. Beausoleil, R. B. Stratton, M. J. Guesgen, M. A. Sutherland, C. B. Johnson

Publication/Journal: Journal of New Zealand Studies

Keywords: dairy calves, electroencephalographic, fetal, halothane, interdisciplinary, lambs, pain, play-behavior, positive welfare states, rearing substrate, responses, sentience, social sciences

2016


The sucking behaviour and milk intake of one- to three-week-old triplet lambs during natural and competitive suckling situations

Authors: L. A. Van Welie, S. A. Clews, N. J. Beausoleil, R. Hickson, K. Kongara, P. R. Kenyon, S. T. Morris

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, lambs, milk intake, sheep, sucking, triplets

2016


Extending the ‘Five Domains’ model for animal welfare assessment to incorporate positive welfare states

Authors: D. J. Mellor, N. J. Beausoleil

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, assessment framework, five domains model, grading system, positive welfare states, welfare enhancement

2015


Introducing breathlessness as a significant animal welfare issue

Authors: N. J. Beausoleil, D. J. Mellor

Publication/Journal: New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Keywords: affective states, animal welfare, breathlessness, dyspnea, respiration

2015


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