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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=Tiago%20Costa%20Goes

Environmental enrichment for collared peccaries Dicotyles tajacu, Tayassuidae in managed care: Different items provoke different behavioural responses

Authors: Carlos Magno de Faria, Fernanda de Souza Sá, Dhiordan Deon Lovestain Costa, Mariane Mendes da Silva, Beatriz Cristiana da Silva, Robert John Young, Cristiano Schetini Azevedo

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, Cetartiodactyla, conservation, food-based enrichment

2022

Is individual temperament related to behaviors in a social context for a Neotropical parakeet species?

Authors: Gabriela de Araújo Porto Ramos, Cristiano Schetini de Azevedo, Dhiordan Deon Costa Lovestain, Talys Henrique Assumpção Jardim, Aline Cristina Sant’Anna

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: boldness, dominance, personality, Psittacara leucophthalmus, social behavior, social rank

2021

Influence of male presence on female Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) behaviour in captivity

Authors: Bruno Colaço, Ana Pinto, Mikkel Stelvig, Carla Costa, Jorge Colaço

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, conservation, elephant, stereotypic, welfare, zoo

2020

Sex segregation affects exploratory and social behaviors of zebrafish according to controlled housing conditions

Authors: Suelen Mendonça Soares, Karina Kirsten, Aline Pompermaier, Victoria Costa Maffi, Gessi Koakoski, Maurício Woloszyn, Leonardo José Gil Barcellos

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: chemical cue, gender, novel tank test, structural environmental enrichment, visual cue

2020

Assessment of environmental enrichment for different primate species under low budget: A case study

Authors: R. Costa, C. Sousa, M. Llorente

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavior opportunity, case study, environmental enrichment, low budget, primate welfare

2018

Initial outcomes of a harmonized approach to collect welfare data in sport and leisure horses

Authors: E. Dalla Costa, F. Dai, D. Lebelt, P. Scholz, S. Barbieri, E. Canali, M. Minero

Publication/Journal: animal

Keywords: agriculture, animal-based indicator, awin, behavior, dairy & animal science, data collection, health, horse, obesity, prevalence, responses, tests, validation, veterinary sciences, welfare assessment

2017

Environmental enrichment on the behavior and welfare of cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)

Authors: V. D. L. Assis, T. S. G. Carvalho, V. M. Pereira, R. T. F. Freitas, C. E. P. Saad, A. C. Costa, A. A. A. Silva

Publication/Journal: Arquivo Brasileiro De Medicina Veterinaria E Zootecnia

Keywords: cockatiel, environmental enrichment

2016

Genetic guidelines for captive breeding and reintroductions of the endangered Black-fronted Piping Guan, Aburria jacutinga (galliformes, cracidae), an Atlantic Forest endemic

Authors: Paulo R. R. Oliveira-Jr, Mariellen C. Costa, Luis F. Silveira, Mercival R. Francisco

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aves, conservation, endangered species, genetic variability, management

2016

Influence of the rearing system on yolk corticosterone concentration in captive Greater Rheas (Rhea americana)

Authors: Natalia S. Della Costa, Raul H. Marin, Juan M. Busso, Cristian Hansen, Joaquín L. Navarro, Mónica B. Martella

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: eggs, maternal stress, ratites

2016

On-farm Qualitative Behaviour Assessment of dairy goats in different housing conditions

Authors: Lilia Grosso, Monica Battini, Françoise Wemelsfelder, Sara Barbieri, Michela Minero, Emanuela Dalla Costa, Silvana Mattiello

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy goat, indoor housing, inter-observer reliability, pasture, qualitative behaviour assessment

2016

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