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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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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


The Effect of Substrate on Water Quality in Ornamental Fish Tanks

Authors: Myriam Vanderzwalmen, Daniel Sánchez Lacalle, Priyadarshini Tamilselvan, Jason McNeill, Dorine Delieuvin, Khadidja Behlouli, Andrew Hursthouse, Iain McLellan, Mhairi E Alexander, Fiona L Henriquez

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: environmental enrichment, gravel substrate, home aquaria, ornamental fishes, sand substrate, substrate enrichment

2022


Immune and stress physiology of two captively‐housed tortoise species

Authors: Alyssa M Hartzheim, Jennifer L Terry, Emily K Field, Natalie T Haydt, Sinlan Poo, Lorin A Neuman‐Lee

Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Integrative Physiology

Keywords: immunology, stress, tortoise

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


Dietary-induced modulation of the hindgut microbiota is related to behavioral responses during stressful events in horses

Authors: Alexandra Destrez, Pauline Grimm, Véronique Julliand

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavior, diet, horses, microbiota, stress

2019


The role of heart rate monitoring to assess workload during maintenance interval training in National Hunt racehorses

Authors: Jane Williams, Kieran Kenworthy, Tim Jones, David Marlin, Gillian Tabor

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: equine, fitness, heart rate, horseracing, training, welfare

2019


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


Analysis of the distal gut bacterial community by 454-pyrosequencing in captive giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Authors: Ousama AlZahal, Eduardo V. Valdes, Brian W. McBride

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: 16s rrna, giraffe, gut, microbiome, pyrosequencing

2016


Changes of the hindgut microbiota due to high-starch diet can be associated with behavioral stress response in horses

Authors: Alexandra Destrez, Pauline Grimm, Frank Cézilly, Véronique Julliand

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: alimentary stress, behavior, diet, horses, microbiota

2015


Social isolation disrupts innate immune responses in both male and female prairie voles and enhances agonistic behavior in female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)

Authors: Melissa-Ann L. Scotti, Elizabeth D. Carlton, Gregory E. Demas, Angela J. Grippo

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggression, ch50, corticosterone, hemolytic complement, microtus ochrogaster, psychosocial stress

2015


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