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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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Abnormal swimming is associated with inner ear damage and improves with meclizine treatment and increased habitat complexity: A case study in Urobatis jamaicensis

Authors: Lauren Puishys, Natalie Mylniczenko, Ryan De Voe, Alisha Fredrickson, Dani Salles, Todd Harmon, Scott Martin, Leah Maurer, Austin Leeds

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal health, animal welfare, aquarium science, elasmobranch, vestibular disease

2024

Characterization of Current Husbandry and Veterinary Care Practices of the Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) Using an Online Survey

Authors: Ashley J. Kirby, Julie A. Balko, Caroline E. C. Goertz, Gregory A. Lewbart

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Sciences

Keywords: anesthesia, octopus, sedation, veterinary

2023

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

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

Animal Welfare as Preventative Medicine

Authors: Dawkins,

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal health, animal welfare, antimicrobial resistance, immunity, positive emotions, stress

2019

Corticosterone Assimilation by a Voluntary Oral Administration in Palatable Food to Rats

Authors: Juliana Raya, Carlos Eduardo Neves Girardi, Débora Cristina Hipólide

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: administration, bread, drug, noninvasive, refinement

2019

Successful care and propagation of the endangered amargosa vole (Microtus californicus scirpensis) in captivity

Authors: Nora Allan, Risa Pesapane, Janet Foley, Deana Clifford

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, captive management, conservation, husbandry

2018

Development and initial validation of the Cat HEalth and Wellbeing (CHEW) Questionnaire: a generic health-related quality of life instrument for cats

Authors: L. M. Freeman, C. Rodenberg, A. Narayanan, J. Olding, M. A. Gooding, P. E. Koochaki

Publication/Journal: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: cats, CHEW questionnaire, quality of life

2016

Experimental Control for the Ovariectomized Rat Model: Use of Sham Versus Nonmanipulated Animal

Authors: Marlena C. Kruger, Patrick C. H. Morel

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal experimentation, laboratory rats

2016

Involvement of nigral oxytocin in locomotor activity: A behavioral, immunohistochemical and lesion study in male rats

Authors: Laura Angioni, Cristina Cocco, Gian-Luca Ferri, Antonio Argiolas, Maria Rosaria Melis, Fabrizio Sanna

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: dopamine, glutamic acid, locomotor-activity, oxytocin, oxytocin-saporin, substantia nigra

2016

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