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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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Gut microbiota of skywalker hoolock gibbons (Hoolock tianxing) from different habitats and in captivity: Implications for gibbon health

Authors: Li‐Ying Lan, Qi‐Xuan Hong, Shao‐Ming Gao, Qi Li, Yu‐Yan You, Wu Chen, Peng‐Fei Fan

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: captivity, gibbon, microbiota

2023

Animal Welfare as Preventative Medicine

Authors: Dawkins,

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal health, animal welfare, antimicrobial resistance, immunity, positive emotions, stress

2019

Dietary-induced modulation of the hindgut microbiota is related to behavioral responses during stressful events in horses

Authors: Alexandra Destrez, Pauline Grimm, Véronique Julliand

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavior, diet, horses, microbiota, stress

2019

The skin microbiome of cow-nose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) in an aquarium touch-tank exhibit

Authors: Patrick J. Kearns, Jennifer L. Bowen, Michael F. Tlusty

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: 16s rrna gene, cow-nose ray, elasmobranch, microbiome, touch-tank

2017

Changes of the hindgut microbiota due to high-starch diet can be associated with behavioral stress response in horses

Authors: Alexandra Destrez, Pauline Grimm, Frank Cézilly, Véronique Julliand

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: alimentary stress, behavior, diet, horses, microbiota

2015

Microbiota and probiotics in canine and feline welfare

Authors: Łukasz Grześkowiak, Akihito Endo, Shea Beasley, Seppo Salminen

Publication/Journal: Anaerobe

Keywords: cat, dog, gut microbiota, health, prebiotic, probiotic, veterinary care

2015

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