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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords&fwp_search=Sabrina%20Brando

Confronting back-of-house traditions: Primates as a case study

Authors: Sabrina Brando, Jon Coe

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: 24/7, animal welfare, back-of-house (BOH), integrated zoo design model, primate research laboratory, primate sanctuary, primates, zoo, zoo design

2022

Members of the Pod: Do Marine Mammal Trainers Perceive a Bond with the Animals They Care For?

Authors: Thomas Welsh, Sabrina Brando, Geoff Hosey, Samantha J Ward

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological Botanical Gardens

Keywords: attachment, companion animal, dolphin, human-animal bond (HAB), human-animal relationship (har), zoo

2022

Recognising emotional expressions in captive bottlenose dolphins: Can lay observers agree using qualitative behavioural assessment?

Authors: Emma Warner, Sabrina Brando, Françoise Wemelsfelder

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare assessment, aquarium, captive dolphins, dolphin behaviour, free choice profiling, qualitative behaviour assessment, tursiops-truncatus, zoo

2022

Pre and post session behaviour of captive bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus involved in “Swim-with-Dolphin” events

Authors: Sabrina Brando, Nynke Kooistra, Geoff Hosey

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, human-animal interactions, swim-with-dolphin, Tursiops truncotus

2019

Optimal marine mammal welfare under human care: Current efforts and future directions

Authors: Sabrina Brando, Donald M. Broom, Cristina Acasuso-Rivero, Fay Clark

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: cetacean, husbandry, marine mammal, pinniped, welfare

2018

Does prolactin mediate parental and life-history decisions in response to environmental conditions in birds? A review

Authors: Frédéric Angelier, John C. Wingfield, Sabrina Tartu, Olivier Chastel

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: breeding success, clutch size, endocrine disruption, molt, parental behavior, prolactin, re-nesting, stress

2016

Male behaviours signal the female’s reproductive state in a pair of black rhinoceros housed at Lincoln Park Zoo

Authors: Rachel M. Santymire, Sabrina Misek, Jill Gossett, Mark Kamhout, Erik Chatroop, Michelle Rafacz

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behavior, reproductive state, rhinoceros, zoo

2016

Behaviour of horses in a judgment bias test associated with positive or negative reinforcement

Authors: Sabrina Briefer Freymond, Elodie F. Briefer, Anja Zollinger, Yveline Gindrat-von Allmen, Christa Wyss, Iris Bachmann

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, emotions, equus-caballus, optimism, training method

2014

Search efficiency of free-ranging plains bison for optimal food items

Authors: Sabrina Courant, Daniel Fortin

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: area restricted search, bison, bison bison bison, movement ecology, optimal foraging, season, social effect, spatial heterogeneity

2012

Do pigs distinguish between situations of different emotional valences during anticipation?

Authors: Sabrina Imfeld-Mueller, Lea Van Wezemael, Markus Stauffacher, Lorenz Gygax, Edna Hillmann

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: anticipation, behavior, behaviour, heart rate, pigs, positive and negative emotions, vocalisation

2011

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