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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=wildebeest

Validating a human biotelemetry system for use in captive blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)

Authors: Liesel L. Laubscher, Louwrens C. Hoffman, Neville I. Pitts, Jacobus P. Raath

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: biotelemetry, blue wildebeest, equivital™, heart rate, respiration rate

2015


“Use it or lose it”: Characterization, implications, and mitigation of female infertility in captive wildlife

Authors: Linda M. Penfold, David Powell, Kathy Traylor-Holzer, Cheryl S. Asa

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding, contraception, infertility, population management, reproductive success, sustainability

2014


A 12-month survey of the gastro-intestinal helminths of antelopes, gazelles and giraffids kept at two zoos in Belgium

Authors: E. Goossens, P. Dorny, J. Boomker, F. Vercammen, J. Vercruysse

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Parasitology

Keywords: antelope, camelostrongylus mentulatus, gastro-intestinal nematodes, gazelles, trichostrongylus retortaeformis, zoo-ruminants

2005


Altricial and precocial mammals: A model of neural and muscular development

Authors: Theodore I. Grand

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: golden lion tamarin, maturation of social and locomotor skills, red panda, wildebeest

1992


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