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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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Strepsirrhine Primate Training Programs in North American Institutions: Status and Implications for Future Welfare Assessment

Authors: Gloria Fernández-Lázaro, Meg H Dye, Christie Eddie, Gina M Ferrie

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior management, operant conditioning, primates, strepsirrhine, training

2021

Monitoring great ape heart health through innovative electrocardiogram technology: Training methodologies and welfare implications

Authors: Christina Cloutier Barbour, Marietta D Danforth, Hayley Murphy, Meg M Sleeper, Ilana Kutinsky

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: arrythmia, electrocardiogram, great ape, heart disease, welfare

2020

Hormonal profiles of captive Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra)

Authors: Maile A. Branson, Shannon Atkinson, Meg Ferrell Ramos

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: estrogen, fertility, progesterone, rainfall, reproduction, temperature, testosterone

2016

Pregnancy detection and fetal monitoring via ultrasound in a giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Authors: Meg Sutherland-Smith, Patrick J. Morris, Sam Silverman

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: fetal development, placenta, pregnancy loss, twin pregnancy, ultrasound

2004

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