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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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Retrospective pathology review of captive black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis in the EAZA Ex-situ Programme (1995-2022)

Authors: Katharina Radeke-Auer, Marcus Clauss, Julia Stagegaard, Linda G. R. Bruins-Van Sonsbeek, Javier Lopez

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

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2023


Can animals develop depression? An overview and assessment of ‘depression-like’states

Authors: Aileen MacLellan, Carole Fureix, Andrea Polanco, Georgia Mason

Publication/Journal: Behaviour

Keywords: animal behavior, animal psychology, depression, welfare

2021


Effects of multiple stressors on fish shoal collective motion are independent and vary with shoaling metric

Authors: Georgina M Ginnaw, Isla K Davidson, Harry R Harding, Stephen D Simpson, Nicholas W Roberts, Andrew N Radford, Christos C Ioannou

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: colletive behaviour, environmental stressors, gasterosteus aculeatus, group personality, stickleback, thigmotaxis

2020


Effects of Fluorescent Lighting Versus Sunlight Exposure on Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Feather Destructive Behavior in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots (Amazona ventralis)

Authors: Jennifer A. West, Tully, Thomas N., Jr., Javier G. Nevarez, Rhett W. Stout

Publication/Journal: Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: Amazona ventralis, avian, avian vitamin D, feather destructive behavior, Hispaniolan Amazon parrot, UVB light

2019


Prolonged ovarian acyclicity is associated with a higher likelihood of developing hyperprolactinemia in zoo female African elephants

Authors: Natalia A. Prado, Stephen W. Paris, Janine L. Brown

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: endangered, hypogonadism, infertility, pituitary disorder, progesterone, prolactin, zoo

2019


Canine coprophagic behavior is influenced by coprophagic cohabitant

Authors: Andressa Rodrigues Amaral, Mariana Yukari Hayasaki Porsani, Priscila Oliveira Martins, Fabio Alves Teixeira, Henrique Tobaro Macedo, Vivian Pedrinelli, Thiago Henrique Annibale Vendramini, Marcio Antonio Brunetto

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavior, dog, eating disorder, feces, nutrition

2018


Dogs predisposed to anxiety disorders and related factors in Japan

Authors: Takuma Kurachi, Mami Irimajiri, Yuko Mizuta, Toshiyuki Satoh

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: anxiety disorder, dog, problem behaviour, questionnaire

2017


Changes in human health parameters associated with a touch tank experience at a zoological institution

Authors: John M. Sahrmann, Amy Niedbalski, Louise Bradshaw, Rebecca Johnson, Sharon L. Deem

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: nature deficit disorder, one health, physiological, psychological, stress

2016


Emotional profile of female rats showing binge eating behavior

Authors: Valentina Satta, Maria Scherma, Elisa Giunti, Roberto Collu, Liana Fattore, Walter Fratta, Paola Fadda

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, binge eating disorder, compulsive-like behavior, depression, food intake, high fat diet

2016


Hair plucking, stress, and urinary cortisol among captive bonobos (Pan paniscus)

Authors: Colin M. Brand, Klaree J. Boose, Erica C. Squires, Linda F. Marchant, Frances J. White, Audra Meinelt, J. Josh Snodgrass

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: glucocorticoid, trichotillomania, undesirable behavior

2016


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