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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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Commonalities in Management and Husbandry Factors Important for Health and Welfare of Captive Elephants in North America and Thailand

Authors: Janine L Brown, Pakkanut Bansiddhi, Jaruwan Khonmee

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: asian elephant, body condition, glucocorticoids, glucose, health, insulin, lipids, North America, Thailand, tourist camps, welfare, zoos

2020


Metabolic health assessment of zoo elephants: Management factors predicting leptin levels and the glucose-to-insulin ratio and their associations with health parameters

Authors: Kari A. Morfeld, Janine L. Brown

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: elephants, glucose, health assessment, insulin, leptin, zoo

2017


Anxiety-like, novelty-seeking and memory/learning behavioral traits in male Wistar rats submitted to early weaning

Authors: Mabel Carneiro Fraga, Egberto Gaspar de Moura, Natália da Silva Lima, Patrícia C. Lisboa, Elaine de Oliveira, Juliana Oliveira Silva, Sylvio Claudio-Neto, Cláudio C. Filgueiras, Yael Abreu-Villaça, Alex C. Manhães

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, early weaning, learning, memory, motor activity, novelty-seeking

2014


Characterization of a pancreatic islet cell tumor in a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Authors: Jessica S. Fortin, Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancamano

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: arctic bear, insulinoma, islet amyloid polypeptide (iapp)

2014


Implementing a low-starch biscuit-free diet in zoo gorillas: The impact on health

Authors: E. H. Less, K. E. Lukas, R. Bergl, R. Ball, C. W. Kuhar, S. R. Lavin, M. A. Raghanti, J. Wensvoort, M. A. Willis, P. M. Dennis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: diet, health, insulin resistance, resistant starch, western lowland gorilla

2014


Hormonal changes and energy substrate availability during the hibernation cycle of Syrian hamsters

Authors: Mathieu Weitten, Jean-Patrice Robin, Hugues Oudart, Paul Pévet, Caroline Habold

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: adipokines, food-storing behavior, incretins, mesocricetus auratus, periodic arousal, torpor bout

2013


A Survey of Diabetes Prevalence in Zoo-housed Primates

Authors: C. W. Kuhar, G. A. Fuller, P. M. Dennis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity level, animal health, diet, nutrition, primates, weight gain

2013


Chronic restricted access to food leading to undernutrition affects rat neuroendocrine status and olfactory-driven behaviors

Authors: Karine Badonnel, Marie-Christine Lacroix, Régine Monnerie, Didier Durieux, Monique Caillol, Christine Baly

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: behavior, food intake, insulin, leptin, neuroendocrine status, olfaction

2012


Forced and voluntary exercise counteract insulin resistance in rats: the role of coping style

Authors: G.J. Boersma, R.P. Barf, L. Benthem, G. van Dijk, A.J.W. Scheurink

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: roman high avoidance rat, roman low avoidance rat, wheel-running activity

2012


Maternal effects and the endocrine regulation of mandrill growth

Authors: Robin M. Bernstein, Joanna M. Setchell, Delphine Verrier, Leslie A. Knapp

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: body size, growth, hormones, mandrills, maternal effects

2012


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