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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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Evaluation of an enrichment programme for a colony of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in a rescue centre

Authors: Valeria Albanese, Michela Kuan, Pier Attilio Accorsi, Roberta Berardi, Giovanna Marliani

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: behavior, cortisol, enrichment, macaca fascicularis, welfare

2021


Gum feeder as environmental enrichment for zoo marmosets and tamarins

Authors: B. Regaiolli, C. Angelosante, G. Marliani, P. A. Accorsi, S. Vaglio, C. Spiezio

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: callitrichines, gum arabic, zoo primate welfare

2019


Behavioural analysis of captive tigers (Panthera tigris): A water pool makes the difference

Authors: Cristina Biolatti, Paola Modesto, Daniela Dezzutto, Francesca Pera, Martina Tarantola, Maria Silvia Gennero, Cristiana Maurella, Pier Luigi Acutis

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity budget, behavioural analysis, enhanced welfare, p. tigris, zoo

2016


Fecal Concentrations of Cortisol, Testosterone, and Progesterone in Cotton-Top Tamarins Housed in Different Zoological Parks: Relationships Among Physiological Data, Environmental Conditions, and Behavioral Patterns

Authors: Sara Fontani, Stefano Vaglio, Valentina Beghelli, Michela Mattioli, Silvia Bacci, Pier Attilio Accorsi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: cortisol, progesterone, tamarins, testosterone, zoos

2014


Cortisol determination in hair and faeces from domestic cats and dogs

Authors: P. Accorsi, E. Carloni, P. Valsecchi, R. Viggiani, M. Gamberoni, C. Tamanini, E. Seren

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: cats, dogs, faeces, hair, non-invasive cortisol assessment

2008


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