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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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Minimally invasive evaluation of the anaesthetic efficacy of MS‐222 for ornamental discus fish using skin mucus biomarkers

Authors: Ming‐Yan Ouyang, Bin Wen, Huan‐Chao Ma, Chen Chen, Jian‐Zhong Gao, Yuan Zhang, Zai‐Zhong Chen

Publication/Journal: Aquaculture Research

Keywords: cortisol, glucose, lactate, respiratory frequency, Symphysodon aequifasciata

2020

Digestive physiology of captive capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Authors: Ali Kiani, Marcus Clauss, Sylvia Ortmann, Catharina Vendl, Elizabeth R. Congdon, Emilio A. Herrera, Michael Kreuzer, Angela Schwarm

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: colonic separation mechanism, hindgut fermenters, methane, passage kinetics

2019

Indo-Pacific parrotfish exert partner choice in interactions with cleanerfish but Caribbean parrotfish do not

Authors: Marta C. Soares, Sónia C. Cardoso, Katia J. Nicolet, Isabelle M. Côté, Redouan Bshary

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: behavioural strategy, conflict, cooperation, elacatinus spp., labroides dimidiatus, mutualism, parrotfish, partner choice

2013

Tailfin clipping, a painful procedure: Studies on Nile tilapia and common carp

Authors: Jonathan A. C. Roques, Wout Abbink, Femke Geurds, Hans van de Vis, Gert Flik

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavior, fin clip, fish welfare, nociception, stress, teleost

2010

Enhancing captive breeding in giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca): maintaining lactation when cubs are rejected, and understanding variation in milk collection and associated factors

Authors: Rongping Wei, Guiquan Zhang, Feng Yin, Hemin Zhang, Dingzhen Liu

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: hand rearing, lactation curve, maternal behavior, neonate, nursing

2009

Estrous state influences on investigative, aggressive, and tail flicking behavior in captive female Asian elephants

Authors: Barbara E. Slade-Cain, L. E. L. Rasmussen, Bruce A. Schulte

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: communication, elephas maximus, follicular, luteal, progesterone

2008

Cleaner fish, Labroides dimidiatus, diet preferences for different types of mucus and parasitic gnathiid isopods

Authors: Alexandra S. Grutter, Redouan Bshary

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: cleaner fish, isopods, mucus, parasite

2004

Ultrasonography of the estrous cycle in female African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Robert Hermes, Deborah Olson, Frank Göritz, Janine L. Brown, Dennis L. Schmitt, David Hagan, Jeffrey S. Peterson, Guido Fritsch, Thomas B. Hildebrandt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: follicular waves, ovarian dynamic, ovulation, ultrasound

2000

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