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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=disease

The Use of a Species-Specific Health and Welfare Assessment Tool for the Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini

Authors: Meghan M Holst, Tim Miller-Morgan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: disease, octopus, senescence, stress, welfare

2021

Allostatic Load Indices With Cholesterol and Triglycerides Predict Disease and Mortality Risk in Zoo-Housed Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Ashley N Edes, Katie L Edwards, Barbara A Wolfe, Janine L Brown, Douglas E Crews

Publication/Journal: Biomarker Insights

Keywords: animal welfare, cardiac disease, chronic conditions, lipid markers, nonhuman primates

2020

Comparison of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in hand‐versus parent‐reared whooping cranes (Grus americana)

Authors: Megan E Brown, Miranda R Torkelson, Glenn H Olsen, Ashley Krisp, Barry K Hartup

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive rearing, corticosterone, development, reintroduction, whooping cranes

2020

Extensive human presence and regular gentle handling improve growth, survival and immune competence in ostrich chicks

Authors: Pfunzo T. Muvhali, Maud Bonato, Anel Engelbrecht, Irek A. Malecki, Schalk W. P. Cloete

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, human-animal interactions, immunity, performance, struthio camelus

2020

Impacts of dietary modifications on the behaviour of captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: B Katherine Smith, Melissa J Remis, Ellen S Dierenfeld

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behavior, captivity, coprophagy, diet, gorilla

2020

Monitoring great ape heart health through innovative electrocardiogram technology: Training methodologies and welfare implications

Authors: Christina Cloutier Barbour, Marietta D Danforth, Hayley Murphy, Meg M Sleeper, Ilana Kutinsky

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: arrythmia, electrocardiogram, great ape, heart disease, welfare

2020

Monitoring water quality changes and ornamental fish behaviour during commercial transport

Authors: Myriam Vanderzwalmen, Jason McNeill, Dorine Delieuvin, Simona Senes, Daniel Sanchez-Lacalle, Carrie Mullen, Iain McLellan, Peter Carey, Donna Snellgrove, Andy Foggo

Publication/Journal: Aquaculture

Keywords: behaviour, fish pathogens, ornamental fishes, transport, water chemistry, welfare

2020

Survey of Geriatric Elephant Medical Care, Nutrition, Husbandry, and Welfare

Authors: Whitney Greene, Deena Brenner

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Keywords: elephants, geriatric

2020

The Use of a Species-Specific Health and Welfare Assessment Tool for the Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini

Authors: Meghan M Holst, Tim Miller-Morgan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: disease, octopus, senescence, stress, welfare

2020

Aggression and social support predict long-term cortisol levels in captive tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus Sapajus apella)

Authors: Allie E. Schrock, Corinne Leard, Meredith C. Lutz, Jerrold S. Meyer, Regina Paxton Gazes

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: hair cortisol, information centrality, social network analysis, stress

2019

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