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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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Demographics of polycystic kidney disease and captive population viability in pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

Authors: Gabriella L. Flacke, Joseph L. Tomkins, Robert Black, Beatrice Steck

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: inbreeding coefficient, life table, longevity, pedigree, population viability, survival analysis

2017


Body condition scoring system for greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis): Development and application

Authors: Eva M. Heidegger, Friederike von Houwald, Beatrice Steck, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: body condition, feeding, foot lesion, obesity, reproduction, rhinoceros

2016


A retrospective analysis of mortality in captive pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) from 1912 to 2014

Authors: Gabriella L. Flacke, Suzana Tkalčić, Beatrice Steck, Kristin Warren, Graeme B. Martin

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: encephalomyocarditis virus (emcv), leptospirosis, obesity, pathology, polycystic kidney disease (pkd), stillbirth

2016


Genomic resources and genetic diversity of captive lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)

Authors: Friederike Bock, Susanne Gallus, Axel Janke, Frank Hailer, Beatrice L. Steck, Vikas Kumar, Maria A. Nilsson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: control region, intron, lesser kudu, spiral-horned antelope, tragelaphus imberbis

2014


Intraspecific attachment in adult domestic dogs (Canis familiaris): Preliminary results

Authors: Chiara Mariti, Beatrice Carlone, Eva Ricci, Claudio Sighieri, Angelo Gazzano

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: ainsworth strange situation test, attachment, bond, dog, social, stranger

2014


Effects of group stability on aggression, stress and injuries in breeding rabbits

Authors: Claude A. Andrist, Lotti M. Bigler, Hanno Würbel, Beatrice A. Roth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: agonistic interactions, faecal corticosterone metabolites, group housing, lesions, rabbit does, stress

2012


Appetite regulation: The central role of melatonin in Danio rerio

Authors: Chiara Carla Piccinetti, Beatrice Migliarini, Ike Olivotto, Giuliana Coletti, Adolfo Amici, Oliana Carnevali

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: cb1, fish, food intake, ghrelin, leptin, mc4r, melatonin, npy

2010


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