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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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What is the role of the studbook in zoo and aquarium research?

Authors: James E. Brereton

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding program, eep, ISB, species survival plan, sustainability

2023

Observations on the use of passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags in teleosts and elasmobranchs at a public aquarium, 728 cases, 2007–2020

Authors: Jessica McMurrer, Aubrey McElhiney, Kerry McNally, Charles J Innis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elasmobranch, fish welfare, PIT tags, teleost

2022

Specialised for the Swamp, Catered for in Captivity? A Cross-Institutional Evaluation of Captive Husbandry for Two Species of Lechwe

Authors: Paul E Rose, Lewis J Rowden

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: antelope, evidence-based practice, kobus leche, Kobus megaceros, zoo husbandry

2020

Development of a behavioural welfare assessment tool for routine use with captive elephants

Authors: Lisa Yon, Ellen Williams, Naomi D. Harvey, Lucy Asher

Publication/Journal: PLoS ONE

Keywords: elephant, welfare, welfare assessment

2019

Perception of the ethical acceptability of live prey feeding to aquatic species kept in captivity

Authors: L. Marshall, W. D. McCormick, G. M. Cooke

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: ability, behavior, cuttlefish, enrichment, fish, memory, pain, welfare

2019

Time constraints imposed by anthropogenic environments alter social behaviour in longtailed macaques

Authors: Pascal R. Marty, Brianne Beisner, Stefano S. K. Kaburu, Krishna Balasubramaniam, Eliza Bliss-Moreau, Nadine Ruppert, Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah, Ahmad Ismail, Małgorzata E. Arlet, Edward R. Atwill, Brenda McCowan

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: anthropogenic environment, human–wildlife interactions, nonhuman primates, social interactions, stress, time constraints

2019

Perceptions of Social Responsibility of Prominent Animal Welfare Groups

Authors: Nicole J. Olynk Widmar, Carissa J. Morgan, Candace C. Croney

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, best–worst scaling, perceptions, social responsibility

2018

Demographics of polycystic kidney disease and captive population viability in pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

Authors: Gabriella L. Flacke, Joseph L. Tomkins, Robert Black, Beatrice Steck

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: inbreeding coefficient, life table, longevity, pedigree, population viability, survival analysis

2017

Learning to play: A review and theoretical investigation of the developmental mechanisms and functions of cetacean play

Authors: Heather M. Hill, Sarah Dietrich, Briana Cappiello

Publication/Journal: Learning & Behavior

Keywords: cetacean, development, play, social learning

2017

Public attitudes toward animals and the influential factors in contemporary China

Authors: B. Su, P. Martens

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, attitudes, china, demographics, ethical idealism, ethical relativism

2017

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