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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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Non-invasive assessment of fecal glucocorticoid and androgen metabolites in the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

Authors: Gabriella L. Flacke, Linda M. Penfold, Franz Schwarzenberger, Graeme B. Martin, César A. Rosales-Nieto, Monique C. J. Paris

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: acth challenge, cortisol, enzyme immunoassay (eia), Fecal steroid hormone metabolites, Pygmy hippo, testosterone

2023

Prolonged ovarian acyclicity is associated with a higher likelihood of developing hyperprolactinemia in zoo female African elephants

Authors: Natalia A. Prado, Stephen W. Paris, Janine L. Brown

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: endangered, hypogonadism, infertility, pituitary disorder, progesterone, prolactin, zoo

2019

Use of fecal glucocorticoid and salivary cortisol concentrations as a measure of well-being of New York City carriage horses

Authors: S. Mercer-Bowyer, D. C. Kersey, J. J. Bertone

Publication/Journal: Javma-Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Keywords: animal welfare, feces, indicators, metabolites, plasma-cortisol, stress, tool, veterinary sciences

2017

Assessment of Flooring Renovations on African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Behavior and Glucocorticoid Response

Authors: S. A. Boyle, B. Roberts, B. M. Pope, M. R. Blake, S. E. Leavelle, J. J. Marshall, A. Smith, A. Hadicke, J. F. Falcone, K. Knott, A. J. Kouba

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: asian elephant, captive elephants, endocrinology, maximus, multidisciplinary sciences, national-park, nocturnal behavior, serum cortisol, stress, walking rates, zoo elephants

2015

Does animal welfare influence dairy farm efficiency? A two-stage approach

Authors: J. J. Allendorf, P. J. C. Wettemann

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: agriculture, animal welfare, calving intervals, cows, dairy & animal science, dairy farm, data envelopment analysis, determinants, disorders, efficiency, food science & technology, lameness, milk production, nonparametric frontier models, profitability, technical, technical efficiency

2015

The stress response and exploratory behaviour in Yucatan minipigs (Sus scrofa): Relations to sex and social rank

Authors: Sarah J. J. Adcock, Gerard M. Martin, Carolyn J. Walsh

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: alpha-amylase, coping styles, cortisol, personality, repeatability, sex differences

2015

Animal Welfare: Stress, Global Issues, and Perspectives

Authors: B. L. Backus, J. J. McGlone, K. Guay

Publication/Journal: Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, cattle, handling, horses, humane, pigs, poultry, slaughter, stress, transport

2014

What do calves choose to eat and how do preferences affect behaviour?

Authors: Laura E. Webb, Bas Engel, Harma Berends, Cornelis G. van Reenen, Walter J. J. Gerrits, Imke J. M. de Boer, Eddie A. M. Bokkers

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, dietary preference, holstein-friesian calves, milk replacer, solid feed, welfare

2014

The physiology of cooperative breeding in a rare social canid; sex, suppression and pseudopregnancy in female Ethiopian wolves

Authors: Freya van Kesteren, Monique Paris, David W. Macdonald, Robert Millar, Kifle Argaw, Paul J. Johnson, Wenche Farstad, Claudio Sillero-Zubiri

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: dominance rank, estradiol, ethiopian wolves, glucocorticoids, progesterone, reproductive suppression

2013

Effects of dietary fibers with different physicochemical properties on feeding motivation in adult female pigs

Authors: Carol Souza da Silva, Joost J. G. C. van den Borne, Walter J. J. Gerrits, Bas Kemp, J. Elizabeth Bolhuis

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: dietary fiber, feeding motivation, operant test, pigs, runway, satiety

2012

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