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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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A new marker based on the avian spindlin gene that is able to sex most birds, including species problematic to sex with CHD markers

Authors: Deborah A. Dawson, Natalie dos Remedios, Gavin J. Horsburgh

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aves, bird, data validation, sex typing, spindlin gene, w and z chromosomes

2016

Influence of breeding season on fecal glucocorticoid levels in captive Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)

Authors: A. Lèche, C. Hansen, J. L. Navarro, R. H. Marin, M. B. Martella

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: adrenocortical response, captivity, non-invasive monitoring, ratite, welfare

2015

May captive populations of Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) act as genetic reservoirs in Argentina?

Authors: V. Alonso Roldán, J. L. Navarro, C. N. Gardenal, M. B. Martella

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, conservation, genetic variability, issr, ratites

2011

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