vitamin a

Gut loading to enhance the nutrient content of insects as food for reptiles: A mathematical approach

Authors

2003

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

ca, vitamin a, gut loading, crickets, mealworms, silkworms

Serum Retinol, alpha-tocopherol, and lipids in four species of adult captive pinnipeds

Authors

LM Mazzaro, J Lawrence Dunn, HC Furr, RM Clark

2003

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

seals, sea lions, vitamin a, vitamin e, cholesterol, triglyceride, phospholipid

Lipid composition, fatty acid profiles, and lipid-soluble antioxidants of eggs of the Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni boettgeri)

Authors

BK Speake, PF Surai, M Gore

2001

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

vitamin e, vitamin a, carotenoids, docosahexaenoic acid

Serum concentrations of lipids, vitamins A and E, vitamin D metabolites, and carotenoids in nine primate species at four zoos

Authors

SD Crissey, JE Barr, KA Slifka, PE Bowen, M Stacewicz-Sapuntzakis, C Langman, A Ward, K Ange

1999

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

vitamin a, vitamin e, vitamin d, carotenoid, lipid, cholesterol

Determination of vitamins D, A, and E in sera and vitamin D in milk from captive and free-ranging polar bears (Ursus maritimus), and 7-dehydrocholesterol levels in skin from captive polar bears

Authors

DE Kenny, NA Irlbeck, TC Chen, Z Lu, MF Holick

1998

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

polar bear, ursus maritimus, vitamin d, 25-hydroxyvitamin d, vitamin a, retinol, vitamin e, α-tocopherol

Indoor husbandry of the panther chameleon Chamaeleo [Furcifer] pardalis: Effects of dietary vitamins A and D and ultraviolet irradiation on pathology and life-history traits

Authors

GW Ferguson, JR Jones, WH Gehrmann, SH Hammack, LG Talent, RD Hudson, ES Dierenfeld, MP Fitzpatrick, FL Frye, MF Holick, TC Chen, Z Lu, TS Gross, JJ Vogel

1996

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

chameleon, vitamin a, vitamin d, uv-a, uv-b, growth, pathology, reproduction

Plasma tocopherol, retinol, and carotenoid concentrations in free-ranging Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) in Chile

Authors

RS Wallace, JA Teare, E Diebold, M Michaels, MJ Willis

1996

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

vitamin e, vitamin a, nutrition, marine birds

Annual variations in plasma retinol and alpha-tocopherol levels in gentoo and rockhopper penguins

Authors

1993

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

diet, moult, vitamin a, vitamin e

Retinol and α-tocopherol concentrations in whole fish commonly fed in zoos and aquariums

Authors

ES Dierenfeld, N Katz, J Pearson, F Murru, ED Asper

1991

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

diet, nutrition, piscivore, vitamin a, vitamin e, feed fish

Nutritional considerations in the pathogenesis of hepatic veno-occlusive disease in captive cheetahs

Authors

SJ Gosselin, KD Setchell, GW Harrington, MB Welsh, H Pylypiw, R Kozeniauskas, D Dollard, MJ Tarr, BL Dresser

1989

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

liver diseases, diet, vitamin a, plant estrogens

Milk composition in free-ranging polar bears (Ursus maritimus) as a model for captive rearing milk formula

Authors

GE Hedberg, AE Derocher, M Andersen, QR Rogers, EJ DePeters, B Lönnerdal, L Mazzaro, RW Chesney, B Hollis

2011

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

amino acids bears, fatty acids hand-rearing, lactation, maternal milk, vitamin a, vitamin d, vitamin e

Serum and hepatic vitamin A levels in captive and wild marine toads (Bufo marinus)

Authors

CN Berkvens, A Lentini, CJ Dutton, DL Pearl, IK Barker, GJ Crawshaw

2014

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

bufo marinus, hepatic, marine toad, retinol, serum, vitamin a

The effect of supplementation with vitamin A on serum and liver concentrations in Puerto Rican crested toads (Peltophryne lemur) and its lack of impact on brown skin disease

Authors

C Dutton, A Lentini, C Berkvens, G Crawshaw

2014

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

amphibian, vitamin a, brown skin disease

Challenges with effective nutrient supplementation for amphibians: A review of cricket studies

Authors

S Livingston, SR Lavin, K Sullivan, L Attard, EV Valdes

2014

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

calcium, crickets, dusting, gut-loading, supplementation, vitamin a

Leaping forward in amphibian health and nutrition

Authors

F Olea-Popelka, GM Ferrie, C Morris, AP Pessier, K Schad, MA Stamper, R Gagliardo, E Koutsos, EV Valdes

2014

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

amphibian health, husbandry, nutrition, pathology, research, vitamin a, water, zoos, aquariums, ex situ populations