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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/?ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords&fwp_search=Xuemei%20Zhang

Minimally invasive evaluation of the anaesthetic efficacy of MS‐222 for ornamental discus fish using skin mucus biomarkers

Authors: Ming‐Yan Ouyang, Bin Wen, Huan‐Chao Ma, Chen Chen, Jian‐Zhong Gao, Yuan Zhang, Zai‐Zhong Chen

Publication/Journal: Aquaculture Research

Keywords: cortisol, glucose, lactate, respiratory frequency, Symphysodon aequifasciata

2020


Stereotypic behaviour predicts reproductive performance and litter sex ratio in giant pandas

Authors: Meghan S Martin, Megan Owen, Nathan JP Wintle, Guiquan Zhang, Hemin Zhang, Ronald R Swaisgood

Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports

Keywords: captivity, giant pandas, reproductive-performance, stereotypies

2020


Effects of different levels of environmental enrichment on the sheltering behaviors, brain development and cortisol levels of black rockfish Sebastes schlegelii

Authors: Zonghang Zhang, Xuemei Zhang, Zhenlin Li, Xiumei Zhang

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, brain size, cortisol, environmental enrichment, fish, level

2019


Maternal Behavior, Posture Change, and Production Performance of Lactating Sows Housed in an Enriched Environment

Authors: Ran Yi, Chao Wang, Xin Zhang, Peng Zhao, Mingyue Zhang, Xiang Li, Shiquan Cui, Honggui Liu, Jun Bao

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: enriched environment, posture, sows, survival

2019


Keeping and breeding the rescued Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) in captivity

Authors: Fuhua Zhang, Jiaming Yu, Shibao Wu, Shaoshan Li, Cuiyun Zou, Qiaoyun Wang, Ruyong Sun

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, diet transition, husbandry, maintenance, pholidota

2017


Effects of chronic mild stress on behavioral and neurobiological parameters — Role of glucocorticoid

Authors: Jiao Chen, Zhen-zhen Wang, Wei Zuo, Shuai Zhang, Shi-feng Chu, Nai-hong Chen

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: bdnf, chronic mild stress, depression, fkbp5, gap junction, gr

2016


Social rank versus affiliation: Which is more closely related to leadership of group movements in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana)?

Authors: Xi Wang, Lixing Sun, Lori K. Sheeran, Bing-Hua Sun, Qi-Xin Zhang, Dao Zhang, Dong-Po Xia, Jin-Hua Li

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: collective movements, leaders, proximity, social grooming, tibetan macaque (macaca thibetana)

2016


Ascaris spp. and Capillaria caudinflata infections in captive-bred crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) in China

Authors: Xu Zhang, Ji Ying Qiao, Xiao Min Wu, Qing Yi Ma, Han Hu, Jing Wang, Li Feng Che

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: ascaris spp, capillaria caudinflata, captive-bred nipponia nippon, morphology, transmission

2015


Early bi-parental separation or neonatal paternal deprivation in mandarin voles reduces adult offspring paternal behavior and alters serum corticosterone levels and neurochemistry

Authors: Peng Yu, Hui Zhang, Xibo Li, Fengqin He, Fadao Tai

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: corticosterone, early life environment, mandarin vole (microtus mandarinus), medial preoptic area, nucleus accumbens, paternal behavior

2015


Neonatal tactile stimulation alleviates the negative effects of neonatal isolation on novel object recognition, sociability and neuroendocrine levels in male adult mandarin voles (Microtus mandarinus)

Authors: Bin Wei, Fadao Tai, Xiao Liu, Leige Ma, Xiangping Yang, Rui Jia, Xia Zhang

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: corticosterone, mandarin voles, neonatal tactile stimulation, oxytocin, vasopressin

2013


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