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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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Comparison of Estimated Wild Giant Anteater (Myrmecopahaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758) Diets with Commercial Diets for Insectivores: Implications for Anteater Health

Authors: Heidi Bissell, Mario H. Alves, Débora R. Yogui, Margarita Woc Colburn, Arnaud L. J. Desbiez

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: nutrition, pilosa, wildlife, xenarthra

2023

Nationwide Survey about the Occurrence of Aspergillosis in Captive Penguins in Zoos and Aquariums in Japan

Authors: Megumi Itoh, Naoya Matsumoto, Kyogo Hagino, Nanako Sawayama, Miki Kuwayama, Kazutaka Yamada, Takahito Toyotome

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: aspergillosis, Japan Association of Zoos and Aquariums, penguin, soil, survey

2023

A Model for Accurate Determination of Environmental Parameters in Indoor Zoological and Botanical Gardens Supporting Efficient Species Management

Authors: León Latif Corral-Pesquera, Jonathan García-Manchón, Pablo Morón-Elorza

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: air temperature, ATMOS14, conductivity, daily light integral, PAR light, relative humidity, soil water content, TEROS12

2022

Investigating the Effect of Disturbance on Prey Consumption in Captive Congo Caecilians Herpele squalostoma

Authors: Kimberley C Carter, Léa Fieschi-Méric, Francesca Servini, Mark Wilkinson, David J Gower, Benjamin Tapley, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: amphibian, behavior, diet, nitrogenous waste, welfare, zoo research

2021

The Ethics and Welfare Implications of Keeping Western European Hedgehogs (erinaceus Europaeus) in Captivity

Authors: S. A. Jones, Stella Chapman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: captivity, disabled, ethics, hedgehogs, welfare

2019

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) sleep study – long-term quantitative research at Dublin Zoo

Authors: Brendan Walsh

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: asian elephant, husbandry, sleep, zoo

2017

Bacterial and fungal flora in faecal samples from the Balkan snow vole (Dinaromys bogdanovi) in captivity

Authors: Maja Lukac, Estella Prukner-Radovcic, Zeljko Gottstein, Maja Damjanovic, Masa Ljustina, Duje Lisicic, Danijela Horvatek Tomic

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: balkan snow vole, endemic rodent, escherichia coli, fungi

2017

Animal welfare initiatives improve feather cover of cage-free laying hens in the UK

Authors: S. Mullan, C. Szmaragd, M. D. Cooper, J. H. M. Wrathall, J. Jamieson, A. Bond, C. Atkinson, D. C. J. Main

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, farm assurance, feather loss, hen, industry, policy

2016

Does the anticipatory behaviour of chickens communicate reward quality?

Authors: Nicky McGrath, Oliver Burman, Cathy Dwyer, Clive J. C. Phillips

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: anticipatory behaviour, chickens, conditioning, dustbath, rewards

2016

Validation of a fecal glucocorticoid assay to assess adrenocortical activity in meerkats using physiological and biological stimuli

Authors: Ines Braga Goncalves, Michael Heistermann, Peter Santema, Ben Dantzer, Jelena Mausbach, Andre Ganswindt, Marta B Manser

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: adrenalcortical activity, assay, fecal glucocorticoid, meerkats

2016

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