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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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Validating a Non-Invasive Method for Assessing Cortisol Concentrations in Scraped Epidermal Skin from Common Bottlenose Dolphins and Belugas

Authors: Clara Agustí, Xavier Manteca, Daniel García-Párraga, Oriol Tallo-Parra

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: cetacean, conservation biology, cortisol, keratin, skin, steroid hormones, stratum corneum, stress

2024

Detection of pathogenic Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis using water filtration, animal and bait testing

Authors: Jeffrey Wimsatt, Sanford H. Feldman, Meghan Heffron, Meagan Hammond, Margaret P. Roth Ruehling, Kristine L. Grayson, Joseph C. Mitchell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibians, batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, chytridiomycosis, keratin, molecular beacon realtime pcr, water testing

2014

Pathogenicity of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis in Larval Ambystomatid Salamanders

Authors: Matthew D. Venesky, Matthew J. Parris, Ronald Altig

Publication/Journal: Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Keywords: ambystoma opacum, batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, jaw sheath, life history

2010

Forensic identification of elephant and giraffe hair artifacts using HATR FTIR spectroscopy and discriminant analysis

Authors: E. O. Espinoza, B. W. Baker, T. D. Moores, D. Voin

Publication/Journal: Endangered Species Research

Keywords: elephant, forensic mammalogy, giraffe, hair identification, infrared spectroscopy, wildlife trade

2008

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