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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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Food preferences and nutrient composition in captive Southern brown howler monkeys, Alouatta guariba clamitans

Authors: P. Silveira, W. Valler Í, Z. M. B. Hirano, A. N. Dada, M. Laska, L. T. H. Salazar

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: alouatta, alouatta guariba clamitans, animals, correlational analysis, female, food preference, haplorhini, humans, male, nutrient composition, nutrients, Southern brown howler monkey

2024

Nutrition in captive penguins: What do we know about how can we make it better?

Authors: Bruna Maganhe

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal nutrition, energy requirements, feeding guidelines, polar habitat, spheniscidae

2024

Fasted and furious? Considerations on the use of fasting days in large carnivore husbandry

Authors: Cellina Kleinlugtenbelt, Marcus Clauss, Anita Burkevica, Annelies De Cuyper

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords:

2023

Koalas showed limited behavioural response and no physiological response to drones

Authors: Diane Colombelli-Négrel, Imogen Z. Sach, Ian Hough, Jarrod C. Hodgson, Christopher B. Daniels, Sonia Kleindorfer

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: Heart rate monitor, physiology, Sensory disturbance, stress response, UAVs

2023

Monitoring Thermoregulation Patterns in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Winter Months in Southwestern Ontario Using Infrared Thermography

Authors: Janel Lefebvre, Charlie Gray, Taryn Prosser, Amy Chabot

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: age, ambient-temperature, behavior, elephas maximus, infrared thermography, thermal windows, weight

2023

Multi-sensor biologgers and innovative training allow data collection with high conservation and welfare value in zoos

Authors: Holly English, Luke Harvey, Rory Wilson, Richard Gunner, Mark Holton, Rosie Woodroffe, Luca Börger

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, biologging, captivity, daily diary, dead-reckoning, enrichment, space use, welfare

2023

UVB-emitting LEDs for reptile lighting: Identifying the risks of nonsolar UV spectra

Authors: Sarina Wunderlich, Thomas Griffiths, Frances Baines

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: hypervitaminosis D, photo-kerato-conjunctivitis, previtamin D3, vitamin d3

2023

Giraffes like it hot? Research on giraffe drinking behaviour in response to warm water supply in a cold environment

Authors: Kota Okabe, Hiroki Fukuizumi, Ayumi Kawamura, Masayuki Matsunaga, Chihiro Kase, Katsuji Uetake

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, hydration

2022

Go for Lipids! Food Preferences and Nutrient Composition in Zoo-Housed White-Faced Sakis, Pithecia pithecia

Authors: Vasco Alexandre Martins, Natalie Magnusson, Matthias Laska

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Primatology

Keywords: *food preferences, correlational analysis, nutrient composition, Pithecia pitchecia, white-faced saki

2022

Bottlenose dolphin habitat and management factors related to activity and distance traveled in zoos and aquariums

Authors: Lisa K Lauderdale, K Alex Shorter, Ding Zhang, Joaquin Gabaldon, Jill D Mellen, Michael T Walsh, Douglas A Granger, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: accelerometers, animal behavior, animal welfare, data management, dolphins, habitats, oceans, swimming

2021

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