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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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Analytical Validation and Assessment of Baseline Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Human Care

Authors: Amy Y. Olsen, Angela Smith, Caroline Hempstead, Shawn E. Larson

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: corticosterone, cortisol, endocrinology, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, hormones, marine mammal, stress

2023

Gut microbiota of skywalker hoolock gibbons (Hoolock tianxing) from different habitats and in captivity: Implications for gibbon health

Authors: Li‐Ying Lan, Qi‐Xuan Hong, Shao‐Ming Gao, Qi Li, Yu‐Yan You, Wu Chen, Peng‐Fei Fan

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: captivity, gibbon, microbiota

2023

Enrichment reduces stereotypical behaviors and improves foraging development in rehabilitating Eastern Pacific Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina richardii)

Authors: Karli R Chudeau, Shawn P Johnson, Nancy G Caine

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: applied welfare, behavioral management, conservation, foraging, pinniped, wildlife rehabilitation

2019

Maternal Behavior, Posture Change, and Production Performance of Lactating Sows Housed in an Enriched Environment

Authors: Ran Yi, Chao Wang, Xin Zhang, Peng Zhao, Mingyue Zhang, Xiang Li, Shiquan Cui, Honggui Liu, Jun Bao

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: enriched environment, posture, sows, survival

2019

Effects of group density, hunting, and temperature on the singing patterns of eastern hoolock gibbons (Hoolock leuconedys) in Gaoligongshan, Southwest China

Authors: Long-Yun Yin, Han-Lan Fei, Gui-Shou Chen, Jia-Hua Li, Liang-Wei Cui, Peng-Fei Fan

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: gaoligongshan, hoolock leuconedys, hunting, low density, singing patterns

2016

Early bi-parental separation or neonatal paternal deprivation in mandarin voles reduces adult offspring paternal behavior and alters serum corticosterone levels and neurochemistry

Authors: Peng Yu, Hui Zhang, Xibo Li, Fengqin He, Fadao Tai

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: corticosterone, early life environment, mandarin vole (microtus mandarinus), medial preoptic area, nucleus accumbens, paternal behavior

2015

Effect of living conditions on biochemical and hematological parameters of the cynomolgus monkey

Authors: Liang Xie, Qinming Zhou, Shigang Liu, Fan Xu, Carol A. Shively, Qingyuan Wu, Wei Gong, Yongjia Ji, Liang Fang, Leilei Li, Narayan D. Melgiri, Peng Xie

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: blood, cynomolgus monkey, macaca fascicularis, macaque, serum

2014

Morbidity and Mortality of Invertebrates, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals at a Major Exotic Companion Animal Wholesaler

Authors: Shawn Ashley, Susan Brown, Joel Ledford, Janet Martin, Ann-Elizabeth Nash, Amanda Terry, Tim Tristan, Clifford Warwick

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, disease, exotic animal sales, mortality

2014

The effect of alloparental experience and care on anxiety-like, social and parental behaviour in adult mandarin voles

Authors: Ruiyong Wu, Zhenzhen Song, Fadao Tai, Xiaolei An, Peng Yu, Yani Li

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: aggression, alloparental care, alloparental experience, anxiety-like behaviour, early development, locomotor-activity, mandarin vole, microtus mandarinus, parental behaviour, social behaviour

2013

Shelter Animal Management and Trends in Taiwan

Authors: Shawn Jen-Lung Peng, Lisa Yu-Ting Lee, Andrew Chang-Young Fei

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: adoption, animal management, dogs, euthanasia, shelter animal, taiwan

2012

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