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SUBMITTER: Miller LJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7401597 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Miller Lance J LJ Vicino Greg A GA Sheftel Jessica J Lauderdale Lisa K LK
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20200716 7
Modern day zoos and aquariums continuously assess the welfare of their animals and use evidence to make informed management decisions. Historically, many of the indicators of animal welfare used to assess the collection are negative indicators of welfare, such as stereotypic behavior. However, a lack of negative indicators of animal welfare does not demonstrate that an individual animal is thriving. There is a need for validated measures of positive animal welfare and there is a growing body of ...[more]