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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.
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A new marker based on the avian spindlin gene that is able to sex most birds, including species problematic to sex with CHD markers

Authors: Deborah A. Dawson, Natalie dos Remedios, Gavin J. Horsburgh

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aves, bird, data validation, sex typing, spindlin gene, w and z chromosomes

2016

Characterization of hatch-size and growth rates of captive and wild-reared brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) chicks

Authors: Erica A. Prier, Brett D. Gartrell, Murray A. Potter, Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos, John McLennan

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: development, hindlimb, limb deformities, postnatal growth

2013

An exploratory analysis of the suitability of diets fed to a flightless insectivore, the North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli), in New Zealand

Authors: Murray A. Potter, Wouter H. Hendriks, Roger G. Lentle, Donald V. Thomas, Charlotte J. Minson, Nicola B. Pindur

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amino acids, apteryx mantelli, captive diets, fatty acids, kiwi, nutrition, protein

2010

Assessment of reproductive status and ovulation in female brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) using fecal steroids and ovarian follicle size

Authors: T. Jensen, B. Durrant

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: estradiol, oviposition, ovulation, progesterone, testosterone, ultrasound

2006

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