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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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Assessing zoo giraffe survivorship: Methodological aspects, historical improvement and a rapid demographic shift

Authors: Lara Scherer, Laurie Bingaman Lackey, Max Hahn-Klimroth, Dennis Müller, Marco Roller, Mads Bertelsen, Jörg Jebram, Paul Dierkes, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: giraffa camelopardalis, husbandry, mortality, progress, survival

2024

Effects of season, age, sex, and housing on salivary cortisol concentrations in horses

Authors: J. Aurich, M. Wulf, N. Ille, R. Erber, M. von Lewinski, R. Palme, C. Aurich

Publication/Journal: Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Keywords: cortisol, diurnal rhythm, horse, housing, reproduction

2015

Effects of the level of experience of horses and their riders on cortisol release, heart rate and heart-rate variability during a jumping course

Authors: N. Ille, M. von Lewinski, R. Erber, M. Wulf, J. Aurich, E. Möstl, C. Aurich

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, heart rate, horse, rider, stress

2013

Changes in cortisol release and heart rate and heart rate variability during the initial training of 3-year-old sport horses

Authors: Alice Schmidt, Jörg Aurich, Erich Möstl, Jürgen Müller, Christine Aurich

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: cortisol, heart rate variability, horse, initial training

2010

Female influences on pair formation, reproduction and male stress responses in a monogamous cavy (Galea monasteriensis)

Authors: Oliver Adrian, Sylvia Kaiser, Norbert Sachser, Pia Jandewerth, Petra Löttker, Jörg T. Epplen, Michael B. Hennessy

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: cortisol, female choice, galea monasteriensis, guinea pig, monogamy, muenster yellow-toothed cavy, pair bond, paternity, reunion, separation, social preference

2008

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