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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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Influence of diet transition on serum calcium and phosphorus and fatty acids in Zoo giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Authors: E.A. Koutsos, D. Armstrong, R. Ball, C. Dikeman, J. Hetherington, L. Simmons, E.V. Valdes, M. Griffin

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: browser, herbivore, mineral, n3 fatty acid, nutrition

2011

Evaluation of nutrient digestibility and fecal characteristics of exotic felids fed horse- or beef-based diets: use of the domestic cat as a model for exotic felids

Authors: Brittany M. Vester, Alison N. Beloshapka, Ingmar S. Middelbos, Sarah L. Burke, Cheryl L. Dikeman, Lee G. Simmons, Kelly S. Swanson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: comparative nutrition, diet comparison, digestibility, fecal analysis, feline

2010

Influence of feeding raw or extruded feline diets on nutrient digestibility and nitrogen metabolism of African wildcats (Felis lybica)

Authors: Brittany M. Vester, Sarah L. Burke, Kari J. Liu, Cheryl L. Dikeman, Lee G. Simmons, Kelly S. Swanson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: felid, kibble, nitrogen balance, nutrient digestibility

2010

Nutrient digestibility and fecal characteristics are different among captive exotic felids fed a beef-based raw diet

Authors: Brittany M. Vester, Sarah L. Burke, Cheryl L. Dikeman, Lee G. Simmons, Kelly S. Swanson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: digestibility, exotic felids, fecal characteristics

2008

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