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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=Vicky%20A%20Melfi

The Effect of Behind-The-Scenes Encounters and Interactive Presentations on the Welfare of Captive Servals (Leptailurus serval)

Authors: Lydia K Acaralp-Rehnberg, Grahame J Coleman, Michael JL Magrath, Vicky Melfi, Kerry V Fanson, Ian M Bland

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: human-animal interaction, live animal encounter programs, small felids, visitor effects, zoo animal welfare

2020


Effect of Covering a Visitor Viewing Area Window on the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Sally L Sherwen, Grahame J Coleman, Vicky Melfi, Alicia Burns, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: little penguins, visitor behaviour, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, visual contact, zoos

2020


Welfare Implications of Zoo Animal Training

Authors: Vicky A Melfi, Samantha J Ward, Training

Publication/Journal: Zoo Animal Learning and Training

Keywords: animal ethics, animal husbandry training, zoo animal training, zoo animal welfare science, zoo professional

2020


Foraging enrichment alleviates oral repetitive behaviors in captive red-tailed black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii)

Authors: M. L. Fangmeier, A. L. Burns, V. A. Melfi, J. Meade

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive environment, environmental enrichment, oral repetitive behavior, parrot, stereotypic behavior

2019


A Comparison of Zoo Animal Behavior in the Presence of Familiar and Unfamiliar People

Authors: Rosemary Anne Martin, Vicky Melfi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal-human interactions, zoo animals

2016


Is wounding aggression in zoo-housed chimpanzees and ring-tailed lemurs related to zoo visitor numbers?

Authors: Geoff Hosey, Vicky Melfi, Isabel Formella, Samantha J. Ward, Marina Tokarski, Dave Brunger, Sara Brice, Sonya P. Hill

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aggression, animal welfare, captivity, visitor effect

2016


Are we ignoring neutral and negative human–animal relationships in zoos?

Authors: Geoff Hosey, Vicky Melfi

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal attacks, animal welfare, keepers, zoo visitors

2015


Keeper-Animal Interactions: Differences between the Behaviour of Zoo Animals Affect Stockmanship

Authors: S. J. Ward, V. Melfi

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: dairy cows, humans, multidisciplinary sciences, pigs, welfare

2015


The implications of husbandry training on zoo animal response rates

Authors: Samantha J. Ward, Vicky Melfi

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, personality, response rate, stockmanship, training

2013


Nonhuman Zoo Animal Welfare: A Systematic Guide to Troubleshooting Problems

Authors: Vicky A. Melfi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, troubleshooting

2013


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