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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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URINARY CORTICOSTERONE CONCENTRATIONS IN FREE-RANGING AND MANAGED CANE TOADS (RHINELLA MARINA)

Authors: Tarra Freel, Elizabeth Koutsos, Larry J Minter, Troy N Tollefson, Frank Ridgley, Janine L Brown, Dustin Smith, Heather Scott, Kimberly Ange-van Heugten

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Keywords: amphibians, cane toad, urinary corticosterone, welfare

2021

Longitudinal fecal hormone monitoring of adrenocortical function in zoo housed fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) during institutional transfers and breeding introductions

Authors: Jilian M Fazio, Elizabeth W Freeman, Erika Bauer, Larry Rockwood, Janine L Brown, Katharine Hope, Jessica Siegal-Willott, ECM Parsons

Publication/Journal: PloS One

Keywords: animal welfare, breeding introductions, captivity, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, fishing cat, transfers, zoo

2020

Evaluation of management in North American zoos to enhance breeding success of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) ex situ population

Authors: Jilian M. Fazio, Elizabeth W. Freeman, Erika Bauer, Larry Rockwood, Edward C. M. Parsons

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, ex situ conservation, ex situ husbandry, felids, reproductive behavior

2019

Central oxytocin receptors mediate mating-induced partner preferences and enhance correlated activation across forebrain nuclei in male prairie voles

Authors: Zachary V. Johnson, Hasse Walum, Yaseen A. Jamal, Yao Xiao, Alaine C. Keebaugh, Kiyoshi Inoue, Larry J. Young

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: functional connectivity, immediate-early gene, monogamy, pair-bonding, social attachment, social decision-making network

2016

Neural mechanisms of mother–infant bonding and pair bonding: Similarities, differences, and broader implications

Authors: Michael Numan, Larry J. Young

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: amygdala, dopamine, medial preoptic area, monogamy, nucleus accumbens, oxytocin, social attachment, vasopressin, ventral pallidum

2016

Drinker to Nursery Pigs Ratio: Effects on Drinking Behavior and Performance

Authors: Roy A. Edler, J. Tyler Holck, Paul R. DuBois, Larry J. Sadler, Jill R. Garvey, Tony J. Uhlenkamp, Clara J. Jackson, Ken J. Stalder, Anna K. Johnson, Locke A. Karriker

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: drinking, pigs, water intake

2009

The effects of prey species on food conversion efficiency and growth of an insectivorous lizard

Authors: C. Nelson Rich, Larry G. Talent

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: diet, nutrition, reptile, sceloporus occidentalis, western fence lizard

2008

Reproductive and thyroid hormone profiles in captive Western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) after a period of brumation

Authors: Sandra M. Brasfield, Larry G. Talent, David M. Janz

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: brumation, captivity, estradiol, reproduction, sceloporus, testosterone, thyroxine, triiodothyronine

2008

Non-invasive fecal hormone analysis and behavioral observations for monitoring stress responses in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Alison J. Peel, Larry Vogelnest, Maria Finnigan, Louise Grossfeldt, Justine K. O'Brien

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cortisol, dominance hierarchies, fecal glucocorticoid, radioimmunoassay

2005

Active immunization against gonadotropin-releasing hormone in female white-tailed deer

Authors: Susan E. Becker, William J. Enright, Larry S. Katz

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: antibody titers, estrous cycle, fertility-control, odocoileus virginianus, ovulation, wildlife contraception

1999

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