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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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A comparison of staff presence and signage on zoo visitor behavior

Authors: Claudia Tay, Todd J. McWhorter, Shangzhe Xie, Tiara Sophia Binte Mohd Nasir, Borja Reh, Eduardo J. Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal–visitor interactions, interpretive, zoo visitor behavior

2023

Factors Influencing the Development of Human–Animal Relationships at SeaWorld Entertainment Parks

Authors: Sabrina Brando, Chris Dold, Vinícius Donisete Lima Rodrigues Goulart, Todd Robeck

Publication/Journal: Aquatic Mammals

Keywords:

2023

Applying Behavioral and Physiological Measures to Assess the Relative Impact of the Prolonged COVID-19 Pandemic Closure on Two Mammal Species at the Oregon Zoo: Cheetah (A. jubatus) and Giraffe (G. c. reticulata and G. c. tippelskirchii)

Authors: Laurel B Fink, Candace D Scarlata, Becca VanBeek, Todd E Bodner, Nadja C Wielebnowski

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, visitor effect, wildlife endocrinology, zoo animal welfare

2021

Personality of killer whales (Orcinus orca) is related to welfare and subjective well-being

Authors: Yulán Úbeda, Sara Ortín, Todd R Robeck, Miquel Llorente, Javier Almunia

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cetaceans, killer whales, orcas, personality, subjective well-being, welfare

2021

Rabbit relinquishment through online classified advertisements in the United Kingdom: when, why, and how many?

Authors: Vikki Neville, Keith Hinde, Elaine Line, Rae Todd, Richard Anthony Saunders

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: online advertisements, rabbit, relinquishment

2019

Chicks produced in the Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) after cloacal insemination of frozen-thawed semen

Authors: Justine Kellie O'Brien, Karen J. Steinman, Gisele A. Montano, Jean M. Dubach, Todd R. Robeck

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: artificial insemination, avian, conservation, cryobank, cryopreservation, penguin

2016

Behavioral changes and feathering score in heat stressed broiler chickens fed diets containing different levels of propolis

Authors: Usama Taha Mahmoud, Mootaz Ahmed Mohamed Abdel-Rahman, Madeha Hosni Ahmed Darwish, Todd Jay Applegate, Heng-wei Cheng

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, broiler, feather, heat stress, panting, propolis

2015

Semen characterization, seasonality of production, and in vitro sperm quality after chilled storage and cryopreservation in the king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Authors: Justine K. O'Brien, Todd R. Robeck

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: avian, casa, directional freezing, genome bank, morphology, penguin, sperm cryopreservation

2014

Absorption and Ocular Deposition of Dietary Lutein in Marine Mammals

Authors: Elizabeth A. Koutsos, Todd Schmitt, Carmen M. H. Colitz, Lisa Mazzaro

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: carotenoid, cetacean, lutein, ocular, pinniped

2013

Hematological and serum biochemical analytes reflect physiological challenges during gestation and lactation in killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Authors: Todd R. Robeck, Hendrik H. Nollens

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cetacean, hematology, orca, pregnancy, serum chemistry

2013

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