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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=ecosystem

Non-invasive assessment of fecal glucocorticoid and androgen metabolites in the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

Authors: Gabriella L. Flacke, Linda M. Penfold, Franz Schwarzenberger, Graeme B. Martin, César A. Rosales-Nieto, Monique C. J. Paris

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: acth challenge, cortisol, enzyme immunoassay (eia), Fecal steroid hormone metabolites, Pygmy hippo, testosterone

2023

Using ecosystem health and welfare assessments to determine impacts of wild collection for public aquariums

Authors: Brittany Fischer, Jessica Pempek, Kelly Ann George, Jaylene Flint, Thomas Wittum, Mark Flint

Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE

Keywords:

2023

Inter-aviary distance and visual access influence conservation breeding outcomes in a territorial, endangered bird

Authors: Alison M Flanagan, Christian Rutz, Susan Farabaugh, Alison L Greggor, Bryce Masuda, Ronald R Swaisgood

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: animal husbandry, conservation breeding, enclosure design, endangered birds, Hawaiian crow, social density

2020

A new approach of stress evaluation in fish using beta-D-Glucose measurement in fish holding-water

Authors: Tomas Makaras, Julija Razumiene, Vidute Gureviciene, Ieva Sakinyte, Milda Stankeviciute, Nijole Kazlauskiene

Publication/Journal: Ecological Indicators

Keywords: Complex metal mixture, Environmentally realistic concentrations, Glucose biosensor, O. mykiss juveniles, stress response, β-d-glucose in holding-water

2020

Towards more compassionate wildlife research through the 3Rs principles: moving from invasive to non-invasive methods

Authors: Miriam A Zemanova

Publication/Journal: Wildlife Biology

Keywords: 3Rs principles, animal welfare, ecology, reduction, refinement, replacement

2020

Dietary-induced modulation of the hindgut microbiota is related to behavioral responses during stressful events in horses

Authors: Alexandra Destrez, Pauline Grimm, Véronique Julliand

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavior, diet, horses, microbiota, stress

2019

Effects of handling and short-term captivity: a multi-behaviour approach using red sea urchins, Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Authors: Aneesh P. H. Bose, Daniel Zayonc, Nikolaos Avrantinis, Natasha Ficzycz, Jonathan Fischer-Rush, Fiona T. Francis, Siobhan Gray, Faye Manning, Haley Robb, Coralee Schmidt, Christine Spice, Aari Umedaly, Jeff Warden, Isabelle M. Cote

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: animal welfare, Echinoderm, invertebrate, reintroduction, relocation, stress

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

Summoning compassion to address the challenges of conservation

Authors: Arian D. Wallach, Marc Bekoff, Chelsea Batavia, Michael Paul Nelson, Daniel Ramp

Publication/Journal: Conservation Biology

Keywords: animal ethics, conservation ethics, intrinsic value, novel ecosystem, sentience, virtue ethics

2018

Changes of the hindgut microbiota due to high-starch diet can be associated with behavioral stress response in horses

Authors: Alexandra Destrez, Pauline Grimm, Frank Cézilly, Véronique Julliand

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: alimentary stress, behavior, diet, horses, microbiota

2015

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