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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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Physiological measure of animal welfare in relation to semi-captive African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) interaction programs

Authors: Chloe E Grotto, Tanja Wolf, Elizabeth Berkeley, Stephen Lee, Andre Ganswindt

Publication/Journal: African Zoology

Keywords: conservation, elephant, endocrinology, faecal, physiology, stress

2020

Play in Elephants: Wellbeing, Welfare or Distraction?

Authors: C Elizabeth Webber, Phyllis C Lee

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: captive wellbeing, comparative play rates, early development, elephant play

2020

Comparing hair cortisol concentrations from various body sites and serum cortisol in Holstein lactating cows and heifers during thermal comfort zone

Authors: Jalil Ghassemi Nejad, Bae-Hun Lee, Ji-Yung Kim, Byong-Wan Kim, Befekadu Chemere, Kyu-Hyun Park, Kyung-Il Sung

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: hair cortisol, heifers, holstein cows, serum cortisol, various body sites

2019

Correlates of home range sizes of giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis

Authors: Mara A. Knüsel, Derek E. Lee, Barbara König, Monica L. Bond

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: giraffe, home range estimation, kernel utilization distribution, minimum convex polygon

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

Fathers’ cortisol and testosterone in the days around infants’ births predict later paternal involvement

Authors: Patty X. Kuo, Julia M. Braungart-Rieker, Jennifer E. Burke Lefever, Mallika S. Sarma, Molly O'Neill, Lee T. Gettler

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: endocrine reactivity, fatherhood, hormones, newborns, paternal care, psychobiology

2018

A Framework to Assess the Impact of New Animal Management Technologies on Welfare: A Case Study of Virtual Fencing

Authors: Caroline Lee, Ian G. Colditz, Dana L. M. Campbell

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal welfare, avoidance learning, cattle, cognition, cognitive activation theory of stress, livestock, sheep, virtual fencing

2018

Identification of fear behaviors shown by puppies in response to nonsocial stimuli

Authors: Hannah E. Flint, Jason B. Coe, James A. Serpell, David L. Pearl, Lee Niel

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: canine behavior, development, fear, puppy

2018

The correlation between alopecia and temperament in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) at four primate facilities

Authors: Kristine Coleman, Corrine K. Lutz, Julie M. Worlein, Daniel H. Gottlieb, Emily Peterson, Grace H. Lee, Nicola D. Robertson, Kendra Rosenberg, Mark T. Menard, Melinda A. Novak

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: anxiety, behavioral inhibition, hair loss, husbandry practices

2017

Prior facility affects alopecia in adulthood for rhesus macaques

Authors: Rose Kroeker, Grace H. Lee, Rita U. Bellanca, Jinhee P. Thom, Julie M. Worlein

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: amelioration, environment, hair regrowth, sex differences

2017

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