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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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Effects of grazing muzzles on behavior and physiological stress of individually housed grazing miniature horses

Authors: Kristina M Davis, Marie E Iwaniuk, Rachel L Dennis, Patricia A Harris, Amy O Burk

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, grazing muzzles, miniature horse, physiological stress

2020

Evaluating changes in salivary oxytocin and cortisol following positive reinforcement training in two adult male western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Austin Leeds, Julie Good, Mandi W. Schook, Patricia M. Dennis, Tara S. Stoinski, Mark A. Willis, Kristen E. Lukas

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: affiliation, human-animal relationship, stress reduction, zoo animal welfare

2019

Causes of mortality in sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) housed in U.S. zoos

Authors: Kadie Anderson, Michael M Garner, Patricia M Dennis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: biliary adenocarcinoma, disease, melursus ursinus, mortality, sloth bear

2018

Giraffe social preferences are context dependent

Authors: Zoe Muller, Mauricio Cantor, Innes C. Cuthill, Stephen Harris

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: association index, behavioural state, habitat complexity, Rothschild's giraffe, social affiliation, social network, social-structure

2018

Parity Influences the Demeanor of Sows in Group Housing

Authors: Taya Clarke, John R. Pluske, David W. Miller, Teresa Collins, Patricia A. Fleming

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavior, group housing, parity, qba, sow

2018

A work‐for‐food enrichment program increases exploration and decreases stereotypies in four species of bears

Authors: Jason D. Wagman, Kristen E. Lukas, Patricia M. Dennis, Mark A. Willis, Joe Carroscia, Curt Gindlesperger, Mandi W. Schook

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: andean bear, black bear, brown bear, sloth bear, welfare, zoo

2018

Aggression and hormones are associated with heterogeneity in parasitism and parasite dynamics in the brown mouse lemur

Authors: Sarah Zohdy, Donal Bisanzio, Stacey Tecot, Patricia C. Wright, Jukka Jernvall

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: behaviour, cortisol, lice, madagascar, primate, testosterone

2017

Factors determining the effects of human interaction on the cortisol levels of shelter dogs

Authors: Regina M. Willen, Alexandra Mutwill, Lauren J. MacDonald, Patricia A. Schiml, Michael B. Hennessy

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal shelter, hair cortisol, human interaction, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal, plasma-cortisol, shelter dogs

2017

A comparison of nocturnal primate behavior in exhibits illuminated with red and blue light

Authors: Grace Fuller, Mary Ann Raghanti, Patricia M. Dennis, Christopher W. Kuhar, Mark A. Willis, Mandi Wilder Schook, Kristen E. Lukas

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity levels, circadian disruption, salivary melatonin, zoo lighting design

2016

Corticosterone levels and behavioral changes induced by simultaneous exposure to chronic social stress and enriched environments in NMRI male mice

Authors: Patricia Mesa-Gresa, Marta Ramos-Campos, Rosa Redolat

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, corticosterone, environmental enrichment, learning, mice, social stress

2016

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