Elevating the priority of zoo animal welfare: the chief executive as an agent of reform [0.03%]
提升动物园动物福利的优先级:作为改革推动人的首席执行官
Terry L Maple
Terry L Maple
Implementing a low-starch biscuit-free diet in zoo gorillas: the impact on health [0.03%]
低淀粉无饼干饮食在动物园大猩猩饲养中的实施及其对动物健康的影响
E H Less,K E Lukas,R Bergl et al.
E H Less et al.
In the wild, western lowland gorillas consume a diet high in fiber and low in caloric density. In contrast, many gorillas in zoos consume a diet that is high-calorie and low in fiber. Some items commonly used in captive gorilla diets contai...
Implementing unpredictability in feeding enrichment for Malayan sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) [0.03%]
马来熊饲喂 enrichment 中不可预测性的实现
Marion Schneider,Gunther Nogge,Lydia Kolter
Marion Schneider
Bears in the wild spend large proportions of time in foraging activities. In zoos their time budgets differ markedly from those of their wild counterparts. Feeding enrichment has been documented to increase foraging behavior and to reduce s...
Effect of varying dietary starch and fiber levels and inoculum source (mule deer vs. dairy cow) on simulated rumen fermentation characteristics [0.03%]
不同水平的碳水化合物和纤维对反刍动物瘤胃发酵特征的影响研究
Matthew A Brooks,Robyn M Harvey,Nichole F Johnson et al.
Matthew A Brooks et al.
This study measured starch and fiber digestion and microbial fermentation of three commercial exotic animal feeds using mule deer (MD) or dairy cow (DC) rumen inoculum. Diets were formulated to provide either high starch/low fiber (based on...
Semen characterization, seasonality of production, and in vitro sperm quality after chilled storage and cryopreservation in the king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) [0.03%]
帝企鹅(Aptenodytes patagonicus)的精液特征、生产季节性及其体外低温保存和冷冻保存后的精子质量
Justine K OBrien,Todd R Robeck
Justine K OBrien
Research was conducted to examine seasonal seminal traits and to establish short-term and long-term sperm preservation methods in the king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) for use in genome banking and artificial insemination (AI). Spermic...
The Puerto Rican parrot reintroduction program: sustainable management of the aviary population [0.03%]
波多黎各亚马逊鹦鹉再引入项目:馆养种群的可持续管理
Joanne Earnhardt,Jafet Vélez-Valentín,Ricardo Valentin et al.
Joanne Earnhardt et al.
The cornerstone of the recovery plan for the critically endangered Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vitatta) is an actively managed, long-term reintroduction program. One captive population distributed across two aviaries in Puerto Rico is the ...
Implementing a low-starch biscuit-free diet in zoo gorillas: the impact on behavior [0.03%]
低淀粉无饼干饮食在动物园大猩猩饲养中的实施及其对大猩猩行为的影响
E H Less,R Bergl,R Ball et al.
E H Less et al.
In the wild, western lowland gorillas travel long distances while foraging and consume a diet high in fiber and low in caloric density. In contrast, gorillas in zoos typically consume a diet that is low in fiber and calorically dense. Some ...
Multicenter Study
Zoo biology. 2014 Jan-Feb;33(1):63-73. DOI:10.1002/zoo.21116 2014
Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) captive propagation to promote recovery of declining populations [0.03%]
Allegheny木鼠(Neotoma magister)人工繁殖以促进种群恢复
Timothy J Smyser,Robert K Swihart
Timothy J Smyser
The Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) is endemic to the eastern United States with local distributions restricted to rocky habitats within deciduous forests. Over the last 40 years, woodrats have declined precipitously due to an array of...
The effect of changes in group composition on social dynamics in marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) [0.03%]
群组构成变化对白兀鹫社群动态的影响
Annie J Valuska,Katherine A Leighty,Gina M Ferrie et al.
Annie J Valuska et al.
The reduction of aggressive behaviors can be a concern whenever animals are socially housed, but for some species, such as marabou storks, zoos are still unsure of the best management strategies. To learn more about marabou behavior and how...
"Use it or lose it": characterization, implications, and mitigation of female infertility in captive wildlife [0.03%]
“用进废退”:圈养野生动物雌性不孕的特征、影响及缓解措施
Linda M Penfold,David Powell,Kathy Traylor-Holzer et al.
Linda M Penfold et al.
Zoos and other ex situ wildlife institutions can play an important role in species conservation by maintaining populations for education and research, as sources for potential re-introduction or reinforcement, and as ambassadors for financi...