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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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Absorption and Ocular Deposition of Dietary Lutein in Marine Mammals

Authors: Elizabeth A. Koutsos, Todd Schmitt, Carmen M. H. Colitz, Lisa Mazzaro

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: carotenoid, cetacean, lutein, ocular, pinniped

2013

The time budget of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) held in enriched tanks

Authors: J. Nordgreen, M. H. Bjørge, A. M. Janczak, A. L. Hovland, R. O. Moe, B. Ranheim, T. E. Horsberg

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: atlantic salmon, behaviour, nocturnal behaviour, time-budget, welfare

2013

Captive Spider Monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) Arm-raise to Solicit Allo-grooming

Authors: M. H. Scheel, D. Edwards

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: animal communication, ateles, grooming, spider monkey

2012

Motivation to obtain a food reward of pregnant ewes in negative energy balance: Behavioural, metabolic and endocrine considerations

Authors: E. Verbeek, J. R. Waas, M. H. Oliver, L. M. McLeay, D. M. Ferguson, L. R. Matthews

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: behavioural demand, body condition score, energy balance, feeding motivation, hunger, leptin, pregnancy, sheep, welfare

2012

Effects of Access to Voluntary Wheel Running on the Development of Stereotypy

Authors: A. Pawlowicz, A. Demner, M. H. Lewis

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: deer mice, environmental enrichment, exercise, peromyscus maniculatus, repetitive behavior, repetitive behaviour

2010

Sensory response patterns and the evolution of visual signal design in anoline lizards

Authors: M. H. Persons, L. J. Fleishman, M. A. Frye, M. E. Stimphil

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Physiology A

Keywords: anolis, brightness, color, dewlap, optic tectum

1999

Fecal corticoid metabolite measurement in the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Authors: M. H. Jurke, N. M. Czekala, D. G. Lindburg, S. E. Millard

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cortisol, estrogen, ovarian activity, stress, temperament

1997

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