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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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The Animal-Visitor Interaction Protocol (AVIP) for the assessment of Lemur catta walk-in enclosure in zoos

Authors: Ilaria Pollastri, Simona Normando, Daniela Florio, Linda Ferrante, Francesca Bandoli, Elisabetta Macchi, Alessia Muzzo, Barbara de Mori

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal welfare, AVIP, lemur, zoo

2022

Assessment of Feeding Behavior of the Zoo-Housed Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) and Nutritional Values of Natural Prey

Authors: Valentín Zárate, Jesica R Mufari, Lucía G Abalos Luna, Daniel P Villarreal, Juan M Busso

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, diet, insectivorous, live feed, mymercophagidae, zenartha

2022

Does the Absence of Zoo Visitors during the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact Gorilla Behavior?

Authors: Mary Masman, Clarice Scarpace, Angelina Liriano, Susan W Margulis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behavior, COVID-19, gorilla, pandemic, research, visitors, zoo

2022

Fecal glucocorticoid analysis as a health monitoring tool for endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus)

Authors: Maureen V Driscoll, Allison D Tuttle, Tracy A Romano

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: african penguin, breeding, corticosterone, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, molt, noninvasive

2022

Foraging enrichment affects behaviour and enclosure utilisation in captive male gelada Theropithecus gelada

Authors: Alice Hurley, Alison Cotton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: enclosure use, enrichment, foraging, primate

2022

Giraffes like it hot? Research on giraffe drinking behaviour in response to warm water supply in a cold environment

Authors: Kota Okabe, Hiroki Fukuizumi, Ayumi Kawamura, Masayuki Matsunaga, Chihiro Kase, Katsuji Uetake

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, hydration

2022

Immunoglobulin A and Physiologic Correlates of Well-Being in Asian Elephants

Authors: Anneke Moresco, Natalia Prado, Maura Davis, Amy L Schreier, Taylor S Readyhough, Sharon Joseph, Charlie Gray, Janine L Brown

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: bull, cortisol, elephas maximus, glucocorticoids, musth, oxytocin, secretory IgA, social, stress, welfare

2022

Impact of Broad-Spectrum Lighting on Recall Behaviour in a Pair of Captive Blue-Throated Macaws (Ara glaucogularis)

Authors: Zoe Bryant, Eva Konczol, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: artificial lighting, behaviour, husbandry, Pstiaccidae, T5 lamps, ultraviolet light, vision

2022

The influence of olfactory enrichment on the behavior of two captive New World primates: Black‐capped capuchin (Sapajus apella) and common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

Authors: Zoia M Wowk, Alison M Behie

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, olfactory enrichment, primates, zoo

2022

Monitoring the behaviour and stress physiology of male gorillas Gorilla gorilla gorilla for one year following bachelor group formation

Authors: Katherine J Fowler, Lydia M Hopper, Stephen R Ross, Maureen Leahy, Rachel M Santymire

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: androgens, behaviour, glucocorticoids, non-invasive, primates, proximity, social introductions

2022

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