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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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Digestive physiology of captive capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Authors: Ali Kiani, Marcus Clauss, Sylvia Ortmann, Catharina Vendl, Elizabeth R. Congdon, Emilio A. Herrera, Michael Kreuzer, Angela Schwarm

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: colonic separation mechanism, hindgut fermenters, methane, passage kinetics

2019

What necropsy reports can tell us about menopausal and age-related changes in Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Susan W Margulis, Kurt A Volle, Chase A LaDue, Sylvia Atsalis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: cardiovascular disease, menopause, ovary, reproductive termination, uterus

2017

Looking on the bright side of bias—Validation of an affective bias test for laboratory mice

Authors: Dana Marie Graulich, Sylvia Kaiser, Norbert Sachser, S. Helene Richter

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, affective bias test, animal welfare, emotion assessment, environmental enrichment, laboratory mice

2016

Digestive physiology of the plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus): A large herbivorous hystricomorph rodent

Authors: Katharina B. Hagen, Dorothea Besselmann, Ulrike Cyrus-Eulenberger, Catharina Vendl, Sylvia Ortmann, Robert Zingg, Ellen Kienzle, Michael Kreuzer, Jean-Michel Hatt, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: colonic separation mechanism, coprophagy, herbivory, nutrition, obesity

2015

Effects of alternative bedding substrates on lamb welfare, productive performance, and meat quality during the finishing phase of fattening

Authors: Dayane Lemos Teixeira, Genaro Miranda-de la Lama, Morris Villarroel, José Luis Olleta, Sylvia García-Belenguer, Juán Escós, Gustavo Adolfo María

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: bedding substrates, meat quality, social behaviors, stereotypies, welfare

2015

Early social instability affects plasma testosterone during adolescence but does not alter reproductive capacity or measures of stress later in life

Authors: Katja Siegeler, Joachim Wistuba, Oliver S. Damm, Nikolaus von Engelhardt, Norbert Sachser, Sylvia Kaiser

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: prenatal, reproduction, social environment, stress system activity, testosterone, wild cavy

2013

Impacts of Contraception on the Social Behavior of Gorillas: Welfare Concerns

Authors: Susan W. Margulis, Sylvia Atsalis, Anna Sarfaty

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, contraception, gorilla, social behavior

2013

Living in a dangerous world decreases maternal care: A study in serotonin transporter knockout mice

Authors: Rebecca S. Heiming, Carina Bodden, Friederike Jansen, Lars Lewejohann, Sylvia Kaiser, Klaus-Peter Lesch, Rupert Palme, Norbert Sachser

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: 5-htt knockout mice, adaptation, anxiety, behavioral profile, corticosterone, early adversity, maternal care, maternal effects, prenatal stress

2011

Behavioral monitoring in zoos and aquariums: a tool for guiding husbandry and directing research

Authors: Jason V. Watters, Susan W. Margulis, Sylvia Atsalis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavioral monitoring, science based husbandry, stereotypy, time-budget

2009

Puberty in female cavies (Cavia aperea) is affected by photoperiod and social conditions

Authors: Fritz Trillmich, Birte Mueller, Sylvia Kaiser, Jana Krause

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: cavia aperea, cortisol, maturation, photoperiod, puberty, seasonality, vandenbergh effect, zeitgeber

2009

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