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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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Prolonged ovarian acyclicity is associated with a higher likelihood of developing hyperprolactinemia in zoo female African elephants

Authors: Natalia A. Prado, Stephen W. Paris, Janine L. Brown

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: endangered, hypogonadism, infertility, pituitary disorder, progesterone, prolactin, zoo

2019

Successful treatment of infertility in a female Sumatran orangutan Pongo abelii

Authors: Neil Maclachlan, Gordon Hunt, Sarah Fowkes, Melissa Frost, John Miller, Gari Purcell-Jones, Peter Sullivan, Alberto Barbon, Andrew Routh, Francisco J. López, Eluned C. Price

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: hysterosalpingography (hsg), operant conditioning, pressurized fallopian tube perfusion, proximal tube obstruction (pto), ultrasound

2017

Weighing the options for limiting surplus animals

Authors: Cheryl Asa

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, contraception, euthanasia, infertility, welfare

2016

Evaluating the physiological and behavioral response of a male and female gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) during an introduction

Authors: Raechel M. Jacobs, Stephen R. Ross, Katherine E. Wagner, Maureen Leahy, Susan T. Meiers, Rachel M. Santymire

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: androgen, ape, fecal steroid hormones, glucocorticoids, progestagen, stress response

2014

Factors Associated With Uterine Endometrial Hyperplasia and Pyometra in Wild Canids: Implications for Fertility

Authors: Cheryl S. Asa, Karen L. Bauman, Sarah Devery, Martín Zordan, Gerardo R. Camilo, Sally Boutelle, Anneke Moresco

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, contraception, foxes, infertility, uterine pathology, wolves

2014

“Use it or lose it”: Characterization, implications, and mitigation of female infertility in captive wildlife

Authors: Linda M. Penfold, David Powell, Kathy Traylor-Holzer, Cheryl S. Asa

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding, contraception, infertility, population management, reproductive success, sustainability

2014

Culled early or culled late: economic decisions and risks to welfare in dairy cows

Authors: F. M. Langford, A. W. Stott

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, culling, dairy cows, dynamic program, dynamic programme, economic values, longevity

2012

How should the psychological well-being of zoo elephants be objectively investigated?

Authors: Georgia J. Mason, Jake S. Veasey

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cortisol, motivation, preference, stress, welfare, zoos

2010

Aligning health and welfare principles and practice in organic dairy systems: a review

Authors: C. L. Marley, R. F. Weller, M. Neale, D. C. J. Main, S. Roderick, R. Keatinge

Publication/Journal: animal

Keywords: dairy cows, organic milk production

2009

Reproductive aging in captive and wild common chimpanzees: Factors influencing the rate of follicular depletion

Authors: Sylvia Atsalis, Elaine Videan

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: apes, chimpanzee, fertility, pan troglodytes, reproduction

2009

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