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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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Effect of progestins on serum hormones, semen production, and agonistic behavior in the gerenuk (Litocranius walleri walleri)

Authors: Linda M. Penfold, Linda Munson, Ed Plotka, Scott B. Citino

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: antelope, cortisol, mga, mpa, spermatozoa, testosterone

2007

Assessing reproductive cycles and pregnancy in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) by vaginal cytology

Authors: Cheryl S. Asa, Randall E. Junge, J. Stephen Bircher, Gary A. Noble, Kristen J. Sarri, Edward D. Plotka

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, cat, felid, ovarian cycle

1992

Feasibility of characterizing reproductive events in large nondomestic species by transrectal ultrasonic imaging

Authors: G. P. Adams, E. D. Plotka, C. S. Asa, O. J. Ginther

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: banteng, camel, elephant, gaur, giraffe, reproduction, rhinoceros, ultrasound

1991

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