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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=cheetahs

Responses to Reduced Feeding Frequency in Captive-Born Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus): Implications for Behavioural and Physiological Stress and Gastrointestinal Health

Authors: Kelsey L. Brown, André Ganswindt, Gerhard Steenkamp, Adrian S. Tordiffe

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: captive diet, cheetah, gastrointestinal health, stress, wildlife husbandry

2023

Applying Behavioral and Physiological Measures to Assess the Relative Impact of the Prolonged COVID-19 Pandemic Closure on Two Mammal Species at the Oregon Zoo: Cheetah (A. jubatus) and Giraffe (G. c. reticulata and G. c. tippelskirchii)

Authors: Laurel B Fink, Candace D Scarlata, Becca VanBeek, Todd E Bodner, Nadja C Wielebnowski

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, visitor effect, wildlife endocrinology, zoo animal welfare

2021

Assessing the Visitor and Animal Outcomes of a Zoo Encounter and Guided Tour Program with Ambassador Cheetahs

Authors: Katherine M Whitehouse-Tedd, Jairo Lozano-Martinez, Jessica Reeves, Mollie Page, Jaime H Martin, Heidi Prozesky

Publication/Journal: Anthrozoös

Keywords: ambassador animal, cheetah, human-animal interaction

2021

Development of an evidence-based welfare approach for cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) under human care

Authors: B Fischer, M Flint, K Cole, KA George

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, cheetah, hair cortisol, human care, zoo

2021

Impact of mimicking natural dispersion on breeding success of captive North American Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Authors: Sierra J. Gillman, Karen Ziegler-Meeks, Carol Eager, Thomas A. Tenhundfeld, Wendy Shaffstall, Mary Jo Stearns, Adrienne E. Crosier

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aza, breeding, carnivore, cheetah, ssp

2017

Intrinsic factors, adrenal gland morphology, and disease burden in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in South Africa

Authors: Nina Gillis-Germitsch, Pamela-Rose Vybiral, Daryl Codron, Marcus Clauss, Antoinette Kotze, Emily P. Mitchell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: adrenal gland, captive management, cheetah, disease, gastritis, stress

2017

Comparison of 2 behavioral sampling methods to establish a time budget in a captive female cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Authors: C. Munita, T. A. Tadich, C. Briceno

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: behavior, behavioral sciences, cheetah, continuous sampling, direct observation, enrichment, interval sampling, time-budget, veterinary sciences

2016

Multifaceted Approach to Personality Assessment in Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Authors: C. B. Razal, C. B. Pisacane, L. J. Miller

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: acinonyx jubatus, animal welfare, cheetah, personality, reproductive success

2016

Relationship between behavioural diversity and faecal glucocorticoid metabolites: a case study with cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Authors: L. J. Miller, C. B. Pisacane, G. A. Vicino

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: acinonyx jubatus, adrenal activity, animal welfare, behavioural diversity, cheetah, faecal glucocorticoid metabolites

2016

Ultrasonographic adrenal gland findings in healthy semi-captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Authors: Robert M. Kirberger, Adrian S. W. Tordiffe

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: carnivore, cheetah, measurements, stress, wild

2016

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