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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.
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Characterization of Current Husbandry and Veterinary Care Practices of the Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) Using an Online Survey

Authors: Ashley J. Kirby, Julie A. Balko, Caroline E. C. Goertz, Gregory A. Lewbart

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Sciences

Keywords: anesthesia, octopus, sedation, veterinary

2023


Evaluation of Targeted Injections of Ivermectin or Potassium Chloride for Euthanasia of Anesthetized Thorny Devil Stick Insects (Eurycantha calcarata)

Authors: Ashlyn C Heniff, Melinda A Gorges, Gregory A Lewbart, Julie A Balko

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: Eurycantha calcarata, euthanasia, insects, ivermectin, KCl, potassium chloride, thorny devil stick insect

2023


Hematology and Plasma Biochemistry Value Differences Between Acclimated and Recently Captive Female Southern Stingrays, Dasyatis americana

Authors: Krystan Grant, Terry Campbell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: captive, environmental change, hematology, plasma chemistry, stingrays, wild

2020


Monitoring water quality changes and ornamental fish behaviour during commercial transport

Authors: Myriam Vanderzwalmen, Jason McNeill, Dorine Delieuvin, Simona Senes, Daniel Sanchez-Lacalle, Carrie Mullen, Iain McLellan, Peter Carey, Donna Snellgrove, Andy Foggo

Publication/Journal: Aquaculture

Keywords: behaviour, fish pathogens, ornamental fishes, transport, water chemistry, welfare

2020


Diets high in fruits and low in gum exudates promote the occurrence and development of dental disease in pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)

Authors: Francis Cabana, K. A. I. Nekaris

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: exudativore, gummivore, nutrition, primate

2015


Effect of different types of housing on behavior of Malpura lambs during winter in semi-arid tropical environment

Authors: Kalyan De, Davendra Kumar, Kamal Kumar, Artabandhu Sahoo, Syed Mohammad Khursheed Naqvi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: abnormal behavior, behavior, housing, lamb, malpura, semiarid

2015


The effect of ketoprofen on post-partum behaviour in sows

Authors: Elina Viitasaari, Marja Raekallio, Mari Heinonen, Anna Valros, Olli Peltoniemi, Laura Hänninen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, farrowing, ketoprofen, pain, sow

2014


Variation in the Composition of Milk of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) Throughout Lactation

Authors: Frances N. Abbondanza, Michael L. Power, Melissa A. Dickson, Janine Brown, Olav T. Oftedal

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: lactation, milk constituents, milk replacers

2013


Bacteriologic and Nutritional Evaluation of a Commercial Raw Meat Diet as Part of a Raw Meat Safety Program

Authors: Cora Singleton, Raymund Wack, R. Scott Larsen

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: coliforms, elisa, escherichia coli, petrifilm, salmonella

2012


Chronic treatment with a GPR30 antagonist impairs acquisition of a spatial learning task in young female rats

Authors: R. Hammond, D. Nelson, E. Kline, R. B. Gibbs

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: estradiol, g-15, reversal learning, t-maze, working memory

2012


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