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NAG PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings of the
First Annual Conference
of the
Nutrition Advisory Group (NAG)
of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA)
May 1 & 2, 1995
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| 1 |
Allometry and Ecology of Feeding Behavior and Digestive
Capacity in Herbivores
P .J. Van Soest
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| 2 |
Small Ruminants: Digestive Capacity Differences Between
Frugivores and Browsers?
N.L. Conklin-Brittain
& E.S. Dierenfeld |
| 3 |
Effect of Level of Intake on Digestion, Rate of Passage
and Chewing Dynamics in Hay-Fed Bactrian Camels (Camelus
bactrianus)
L.W. Cahill & B.W. McBride |
| 36 |
Serum Magnesium and Zinc Status of Wild Ungulates in the
Swaziland Lowveld
G.J. Gallivan, J.
Culverwell & R. Girdwood |
| 49 |
Comparison of Diets Fed to South-East Asian Colobines in
North American and European Zoos versus Natural Diets
J. Nijboer & E.S. Dierenfeld |
| 50 |
Determination of Vitamin E Status and Supplementation for
Nyala (Tragelaphus angasi)
W.S. Graffam, N.A. Irlbeck, T. Grandin, C. Mallinckrodt, R.C. Cambre, &
M.Phillips |
| 69 |
Evaluation of 3 Milk Replacers for Hand-Rearing Indian
Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
C.D. Burch, M. Diehl &M.S Edwards |
| 85 |
Skepticism and Science: Responsibilities of the
Comparative Nutritionist
D. E. Ullrey |
| 86 |
Nutrition as a Major Facet of Reptile Conservation
O.T. Oftedal & M.E. Allen |
| 87 |
Effect of Vitamin D3/Ascorbic Acid Supplementation on
Growth and Tibia Characteristics of Green Water Dragons (Physignathus
cocincinus, Cuvier 1829)
S.E. Oyarzun,
A.L. Dufresne, E. V. Valdes, G.J. Crawshaw & S. Leeson |
| 90 |
Age Changes in Digestibility of Nutrients in Ostriches
R. Angel |
| 91 |
Dietary Protein Effect on Parakeet Reproduction, Growth and Plasma
Uric Acid
R.Angel & G.Ballam |
| 97 |
Do Maintenance Energy Requirements of Felids Reflect Their
Feeding Strategies?
M.E. Allen, O.T.
Oftedal, K.E. Earle, J. Seidensticker & L. Vilarin |
| 104 |
An Evaluation of the Nutritional Adequacy of the Feeding
Program of the Black-Footed Ferret (Mustela nigripis) at the Metropolitan
Toronto Zoo
S.E. Oyarzun, K. Self, E. V.
Valdes & E.R. Chavez |
| 124 |
Effects of Diet on Nutritional Content of Prey Species Fed
to Captive Raptors
N.J. Clum, E.S.
Dierenfeld & M.P. Fitzpatrick
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| 125 |
Diet Charts: A Keeper's Tool and Aide
J. T. Wright |
| 134 |
Comparative Nutrition of Grizzly and Black Bears
C.T. Robbins and S. D. Farley |
| 135 |
Possible Dietary Influence on Hepatobiliary Cancer in
Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus)
W. Arnhold, G.N. Schrauzer & W.P. Heuschele |
| 136 |
Hemochromatosis (Iron Storage Disease) in Fruit Bats
G.J. Crawshaw, S.E. Oyarzun, E.V. Valdes &
K. Rose |
| 148 |
Results of a Preliminary Survey into Wasting Marmoset Syndrome in
Callitrichid Collections
D.M. Ialeggio &
A.J. Baker |
| 159 |
Formulating Diets for Tamandua (T. tetradactyla) in
Brazilian Zoos
A.M. Ward, S.D. Crissey, K.
Cassaro & E. Frank |
| 170 |
Nutrition of the Tamandua: I. Nutritional Composition of
Termites (Nasutitermes ssp.) and Stomach Contents from Wild Tamanduas
(Tamandua tetradactyla)
G.J.
Crawshaw, S.E. Oyarzun & E.V. Valdes |
| 172 |
Evaluation and Reformulation of Diets for Captive Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
S. D. Crissey, T. Feeser & K. Glander |
| 180 |
Intake and Digestion in a Single Aye-Aye (Daubentonia
madagascariensis) in Captivity
L.
Ramos, D. Smith & E. S. Dierenfeld |
| 188 |
Vitamin D and Primates: Recurring Problems on a Familiar
Theme
M.L. Power, O.T. Oftedal, S.D. Tadif
& M.E. Allen |
| 195 |
Limitations of Plasma or Serum Analysis in Assessing
Vitamin E Status of Domestic and Wild Animals
D.E. Ullrey, S.A. Moore-Doumit, J.B. Bernard & S.P. Shrestha |
| 203 |
Selecting Appropriate Markers for Digestibility Studies
J.B. Bernard, D.E. Ullrey & P.L. Wolff |
| 207 |
Optimum Feeding and Dietary Formulation for Ornamental
Fish Species
K.E. Earle & A.I. Macartney |
| 208 |
Evaluating a Submersible Diet for Ducks and Other Species
C. Hawtin, C. Filice & J.L. Atkinson |
| 213 |
Food Intake Patterns in Captive South African Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus)
D.S. Shearer, E.V. Valdes, S.E. Oyarzun, L. Steinsky &
J.L. Atkinson |
| 218 |
Total Fecal Collection and Acid-Insoluble Ash as Measures
of Dry Matter Digestibility by Kowari (Dasyuroides
brynei)
L.M. Trouten-Radford, E.V.
Valdes, A.L. Dufresne and B.W. McBride |
| 223 |
A Preliminary Study to Measure Protein, Fat and Moisture
in Whole Mice and Rats by Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy
E.V. Valdes, E.S. Dierenfeld & S.E. Oyarzun |
| 228 |
Monitoring Food Intake of a Pair of Major Mitchell's
Cockatoos
M.L. Wrobel, J.K.Twinney & E.V.
Valdes |
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