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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.
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Circulating and Excreted Corticosteroids and Metabolites, Hematological, and Serum Chemistry Parameters in the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Before and After a Stress Response

Authors: Steinman,K. J., Robeck,T. R., Fetter,G. A., Schmitt,T. L., Osborn,S., DiRocco,S., Nollens,H. H., O’Brien,J. K.

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Marine Science

Keywords: corticosteorids, endocrinology, feces, killer whale (Orcinus orca), stress

2020

Fecal stress, nutrition and reproductive hormones for monitoring environmental impacts on tigers (Panthera tigris)

Authors: Samrat Mondol, Rebecca K Booth, Samuel K %J Conservation Physiology Wasser

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: adrenal, conservation physiology, stress-nutrition interplay, thyroid and reproductive hormones assay validation, tigers

2020

Measurement of Fecal Testosterone Metabolites in Mice: Replacement of Invasive Techniques

Authors: Kerstin E. Auer, Marius Kußmaul, Erich Möstl, Katharina Hohlbaum, Thomas Rülicke, Rupert Palme

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: androgens, feces, mice, non-invasive, testosterone

2020

Characterization and correlations of behavioral and adrenocortical activities of zoo-housed lesser anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Authors: Gabina V. Eguizabal, Rupert Palme, Mariella Superina, Camila J. Asencio, Maria C. Garcia Capocasa, Juan M. Busso

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity pattern, fecal cortisol metabolites, noninvasive hormone monitoring, pilosa, stereotypic behavior

2019

Canine coprophagic behavior is influenced by coprophagic cohabitant

Authors: Andressa Rodrigues Amaral, Mariana Yukari Hayasaki Porsani, Priscila Oliveira Martins, Fabio Alves Teixeira, Henrique Tobaro Macedo, Vivian Pedrinelli, Thiago Henrique Annibale Vendramini, Marcio Antonio Brunetto

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavior, dog, eating disorder, feces, nutrition

2018

Mate choice screening in captive solitary carnivores: The role of male behavior and cues on mate preference and paternity in females of a model species, American mink (Neovison vison)

Authors: Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Thorsten Johannes Skovbjerg Balsby, Razvan Anistoroaei, Mikkel Stelvig, Torben Dabelsteen

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: american mink, breeding success, mate choice, mate preference, olfaction

2017

Use of fecal glucocorticoid and salivary cortisol concentrations as a measure of well-being of New York City carriage horses

Authors: S. Mercer-Bowyer, D. C. Kersey, J. J. Bertone

Publication/Journal: Javma-Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Keywords: animal welfare, feces, indicators, metabolites, plasma-cortisol, stress, tool, veterinary sciences

2017

Validation of an enzyme immunoassay and comparison of fecal cortisol metabolite levels in black and gold howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya) inhabiting fragmented and continuous areas of the humid Chaco region, Argentina

Authors: Verónica Inés Cantarelli, Maria Amparo Perez-Rueda, Martin M. Kowalewski, Gabriela F. Mastromonaco, Marina Flavia Ponzio

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: caraya, cortisol, feces, fragmentation, glucocorticoids

2017

Effect of Cage Type on Fecal Corticosterone Concentration in Buck Rabbits During the Reproductive Cycle

Authors: Paolo Cornale, Elisabetta Macchi, Manuela Renna, Liviana Prola, Giovanni Perona, Antonio Mimosi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: caging, fecal corticosterone, rabbits

2016

Measurement of cognitive bias and cortisol levels to evaluate the effects of space restriction on captive collared peccary (Mammalia, Tayassuidae)

Authors: Flávia R. M. Oliveira, Sérgio L. G. Nogueira-Filho, Maria B. C. Sousa, Carlos T. S. Dias, Michael Mendl, Selene S. C. Nogueira

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, animal welfare, environmental enrichment, judgement bias, stress

2016

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