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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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Investigating the Behavior and Personality Structure of the Aldabra Tortoise during Human Interactions and Training Events

Authors: Giovanni Quintavalle Pastorino, Vanessa Smith, Massimo Faustini, Eleonora Bonacina, Davide Guadagnini, Roberto Robbiati, Alice Cavalleri, James Edward Brereton, Richard Preziosi

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: Aldabrachelys giganea, animal personality, chelonia mydas, geochelone gigantea, human-animal interaction

2022

Aquarium cichlid fish Tropheus Moorii flexibly adjust hierarchy when tank fish species composition changes: A pilot study

Authors: Elisabetta Palagi, Roberto Barbuti, Ivan Norscia

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: dyadic aggression, fish composition management, hierarchical adjustment, socio-environmental perturbation, winner-loser matrix

2020

Assessment of living conditions in wild boars by analysis of oxidative stress markers

Authors: Luigi Esposito, Simona Tafuri, Natascia Cocchia, Roberto Fasanelli, Nadia Piscopo, Barbara Lamagna, Vincente Eguren, Andrea Amici, Eugenio Iorio, Francesca Ciani

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: cortisol, free-range breeding, oxidative stress markers, wild boar, wildlife welfare

2020

Evaluation of plasma corticosteroids associated with performance-based activity in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Authors: Don R Bergfelt, Sydney Davis, Anne Conan, Michelle Martinez, Rocio Canales, Roberto Sanchez-Okrucky

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: aldosterone, bottlenose dolphin, cortisol, dolphin-human swim interactions, metabolism

2020

Emotional profile of female rats showing binge eating behavior

Authors: Valentina Satta, Maria Scherma, Elisa Giunti, Roberto Collu, Liana Fattore, Walter Fratta, Paola Fadda

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, binge eating disorder, compulsive-like behavior, depression, food intake, high fat diet

2016

Maternal exposure to environmental enrichment before and during gestation influences behaviour of rat offspring in a sex-specific manner

Authors: Anna Rita Zuena, Manuela Zinni, Chiara Giuli, Carlo Cinque, Giovanni Sebastiano Alemà, Alessandro Giuliani, Assia Catalani, Paola Casolini, Roberto Cozzolino

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, early programming, maternal behaviour, play behaviour, social hierarchy, spatial learning

2016

Space allowance during gestation and early maternal separation: Effects on the fear response and social motivation of lambs

Authors: Xavier Averós, Joanna Marchewka, Ignacia Beltrán de Heredia, Adroaldo Jose Zanella, Roberto Ruiz, Inma Estevez

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: fearfulness, maternal separation, pre-natal stress, sheep, social motivation, space allowance, welfare

2015

The behaviour of gestating dairy ewes under different space allowances

Authors: Xavier Averós, Areta Lorea, Ignacia Beltrán de Heredia, Roberto Ruiz, Joanna Marchewka, Josune Arranz, Inma Estevez

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: dairy ewe, pregnancy, social behaviour, space allowance, welfare

2014

Photodynamic therapy for pododermatitis in penguins

Authors: Fábio Parra Sellera, Caetano Padial Sabino, Martha Simões Ribeiro, Loriê Tukamoto Fernandes, Fabio Celidonio Pogliani, Carlos Roberto Teixeira, Gustavo Henrique Pereira Dutra, Cristiane Lassálvia Nascimento

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: antimicrobial, bumblefoot, laser, light, methylene blue, photodynamic inactivation, photoinactivation, phototherapy, spheniscus magellanicus, wound healing

2014

Assessment of motor laterality in foals and young horses (Equus caballus) through an analysis of derailment at trot

Authors: Pia Lucidi, Giuliano Bacco, Marilena Sticco, Giancarlo Mazzoleni, Mariateresa Benvenuti, Nicola Bernabò, Roberto Trentini

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: horse, laterality, longeing, sidedness

2013

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