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Intrinsic factors, adrenal gland morphology, and disease burden in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in South Africa

Authors: Nina Gillis-Germitsch, Pamela-Rose Vybiral, Daryl Codron, Marcus Clauss, Antoinette Kotze, Emily P. Mitchell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: adrenal gland, captive management, cheetah, disease, gastritis, stress

Year: 2017

Added dietary vegetables and fruits improved coat quality of capybara in Seoul Zoo, Republic of Korea: A case study

Authors: Hyungeun Shim, Ellen S. Dierenfeld

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: hair coat, hystricomorph rodents, nutrition, vitamin c requirement

Year: 2017

Digestibility of a new diet for captive short-beaked echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Authors: Hayley J. Stannard, Jamie M. Bekkers, Julie M. Old, Bronwyn M. McAllan, Michelle E. Shaw

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: insectivore, manufactured diet, monotreme, myrmecophage, nutrition

Year: 2017

Supplemental feeding of captive neonatal koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Authors: Eri Shibata, Izumi Shindo, Etsuko Miyakawa, Nobuhide Kido

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: formula feed, insufficient growth, milk replacer

Year: 2017

Retrospective study of mortality in Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) in the European breeding population between 2000 and 2014

Authors: Olivia Metz, Jonathan Williams, Rikke Kruse Nielsen, Nic Masters

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: asiatic lion, congenital defects, infant mortality, mortality review, panthera leo persica

Year: 2017

Seasonal mortality in zoo ruminants

Authors: Lea Carisch, Dennis W. H. Müller, Jean-Michel Hatt, Laurie Bingaman Lackey, E. Eberhard Rensch, Marcus Clauss, Philipp Zerbe

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: climate, husbandry, mortality, reproduction, ruminant, seasonality

Year: 2017

Contrasting results from molecular and pedigree-based population diversity measures in captive zebra highlight challenges facing genetic management of zoo populations

Authors: Hideyuki Ito, Rob Ogden, Tanya Langenhorst, Miho Inoue-Murayama

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, genetic diversity, molecular genetic analysis, pedigree analysis

Year: 2017

The well-being of laboratory non-human primates

Authors: Kate C. Baker, Amanda M. Dettmer

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavioral management, chronic stress, pair housing, primate, psychological well-being

Year: 2017

Pair housing of Macaques: A review of partner selection, introduction techniques, monitoring for compatibility, and methods for long-term maintenance of pairs

Authors: Melissa A. Truelove, Allison L. Martin, Jaine E. Perlman, Jennifer S. Wood, Mollie A. Bloomsmith

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: captive social management, pairing, socialization, welfare

Year: 2017

Laboratory rhesus macaque social housing and social changes: Implications for research

Authors: Darcy L. Hannibal, Eliza Bliss-Moreau, Jessica Vandeleest, Brenda McCowan, John Capitanio

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: enrichment, heterogeneous environment, pairing, peer interaction

Year: 2017