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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=airborne%20fungi

Assessment of Indoor Air Quality for Group-Housed Macaques (Macaca spp.)

Authors: Annemiek Maaskant, Isabel Janssen, Inge M Wouters, Frank JCM van Eerdenburg, Edmond J Remarque, Jan AM Langermans, Jaco Bakker

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: air quality, airborne fungi, ammonia, dust, endotoxin, humidity, non-human primate, ventilation rate

2022

Impact of bacterial aerosol, particulate matter, and microclimatic parameters on animal welfare in Chorzów (Poland) zoological garden

Authors: Jacek Grzyb, Krzysztof Pawlak

Publication/Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Keywords: bacterial aerosol, bioaerosol exposure, health risk, occupational exposure, particulate matter

2020

Bacterial and fungal flora in faecal samples from the Balkan snow vole (Dinaromys bogdanovi) in captivity

Authors: Maja Lukac, Estella Prukner-Radovcic, Zeljko Gottstein, Maja Damjanovic, Masa Ljustina, Duje Lisicic, Danijela Horvatek Tomic

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: balkan snow vole, endemic rodent, escherichia coli, fungi

2017

Obligate exudativory characterizes the diet of the pygmy slow loris Nycticebus pygmaeus

Authors: Carly Starr, K. A. I. Nekaris

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: fallback foods, gummivory, radio-tracking, slow loris

2013

Welfare assessment of laying hens in furnished cages and non-cage systems- an on-farm comparison

Authors: Rodenburg, T.B.; Tuyttens, F.A.M.; de Reu, K; Herman, L.; Zoons, J.; Sonck, B.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, health, housing, laying hens, welfare assessment

2008

A risk-management approach to a mycotic disease potential in captive beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas)

Authors: Skip J. F. Young, David G. Huff, Craig Stephen

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aspergillus fumigatus, beluga whale, environment, fungal infections, water quality

1999

Infectious diseases of nonhuman primates in a zoo setting

Authors: S. S. Kalter

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: control, diseases, infections, zoos

1989

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