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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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Agonistic interactions and social behaviors in the Saharan Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas neglecta): Using social network analysis to evaluate relationships and social structure in captive male groups

Authors: Blanca Cortés, Ana Fidalgo, Sergio Díaz, Teresa Abáigar

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, Gazella dorcas, male interactions, social behavior

2024

Assessing Visitor Effects on Zoo Animals

Authors: Mark J Learmonth, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos: Integrating Science and Practice

Keywords: animal welfare, HAI, human-animal interactions, visitor effects

2024

Automatic detection of stereotypical behaviors of captive wild animals based on surveillance videos of zoos and animal reserves

Authors: Zixuan Yin, Yaqin Zhao, Zhihao Xu, Qiuping Yu

Publication/Journal: Ecological Informatics

Keywords: animal tracking, animal welfare, captive animal, Motion trajectory, Siamese network, stereotypical behavior

2024

Effects of Restraint Stress on Circulating Corticosterone and Met Enkephalin in Chickens: Induction of Shifts in Insulin Secretion and Carbohydrate Metabolism

Authors: Colin G. Scanes, Krystyna Pierzchała-Koziec, Alina Gajewska

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: corticosterone, glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, Met-enkephalin, stress

2024

Effects of Restraint Stress on Circulating Corticosterone and Met Enkephalin in Chickens: Induction of Shifts in Insulin Secretion and Carbohydrate Metabolism

Authors: Colin G. Scanes, Krystyna Pierzchała-Koziec, Alina Gajewska

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: corticosterone, glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, Met-enkephalin, stress

2024

Effects of Seasonality and Pregnancy on Hair Loss and Regrowth in Rhesus Macaques

Authors: Allison Heagerty, Rebecca A. Wales, Kristine Coleman

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: alopecia, anagen, hair regrowth, macaca-mulatta, macaque, pregnancy, telogen

2024

Enriched social environment affects the utterance of acoustic signals of captive François’ langurs

Authors: Yinghong Xie, Yinshu Liu, Yifeng Li, Yanhong Zhong, Ruoshuang Liu, Penglai Fan

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, social enrichment, vocal communication, vocal repertoire

2024

Group structure and individual relationships of sanctuary-living Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri)

Authors: Austin Leeds, Dalmas Kakule, Laura Stalter, Jackson K. Mbeke, Katie Fawcett

Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE

Keywords: animal sociality, centrality, collective animal behavior, eigenvectors, female contraception, gorillas, primates, social networks

2024

Hormonal changes in northern white-cheeked gibbons (Nomascus leucogenys) after the death of a group member

Authors: Emilee N. Hart, Rupert Palme, Nava Greenblatt, Rafaela S. C. Takeshita

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: death, DHEAS, gibbons, glucocorticoids, group structure, stress

2024

The impact of care on chimpanzee welfare: A comprehensive review

Authors: Laura P. Angley, Gillian L. Vale, Katherine A. Cronin

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal wellbeing, colony management, enrichment, human-animal relations, social housing

2024

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