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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=studbooks

What is the role of the studbook in zoo and aquarium research?

Authors: James E. Brereton

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding program, eep, ISB, species survival plan, sustainability

2023

Maximum longevity and juvenile mortality in zoo‐housed mangabeys

Authors: Manon de Visser, Emile Prins, Mirte Bosse, Richard Crooijmans, Tjerk ter Meulen

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: longevity, mangabeys, mortality, population, zoo

2022

Reproductive Viability Analysis (RVA) as a new tool for ex situ population management

Authors: Karen Bauman, John Sahrmann, Ashley Franklin, Cheryl Asa, Mary Agnew, Kathy Traylor-Holzer, David Powell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: ex situ, reproductive success, sustainability

2019

Long term vs. short term impact of founder relatedness on gene diversity and inbreeding within the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) of the red panda (Ailurus f. fulgens)

Authors: Florian Schäfer, Tobias Erik Reiners

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: breeding programs, eep, genetic diversity, genetic management, inbreeding, red panda

2017

Life expectancy and longevity of varanid lizards (Reptilia:Squamata:Varanidae) in North American zoos

Authors: Robert W. Mendyk

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: herpetological husbandry, life expectancy, longevity, mortality, varanus, welfare

2015

Historical and current records of aquarium cetaceans in China

Authors: P. Zhang, N. Sun, Z. Yao, X. Zhang

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: asr, cetacean, chinese aquarium, status, survey

2012

Integrating microsatellite and pedigree analyses to facilitate the captive management of the endangered Mississippi sandhill crane (Grus canadensis pulla)

Authors: J. R. Henkel, K. L. Jones, S. G. Hereford, M. L. Savoie, S. P. Leibo, J. J. Howard

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: founder relatedness, grus canadensis pulla, studbooks

2012

Disease risk and inter-institutional transfer of specimens in cooperative breeding programs: Herpes and the elephant species survival plans

Authors: Sadie J. Ryan, Steven D. Thompson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cooperative breeding programs, disease transmission, elephas maximus, loxodonta africana, population management, studbook data

2001

Does zoo herpetology have a future?

Authors: Winston C. Card, David T. Roberts, R. Andrew Odum

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: publication, research, zoo herpetology

1998

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