Analysis of the distal gut bacterial community by 454-pyrosequencing in captive giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Authors: Ousama AlZahal, Eduardo V. Valdes, Brian W. McBride

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: 16s rrna, giraffe, gut, microbiome, pyrosequencing

2016

Dietary management, husbandry, and body weights of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) during successful pregnancies at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Authors: Kathleen Sullivan, Katherine Kerr, Rachel Wanty, Bryan Amaral, Francisco Olea-Popelka, Eduardo Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: calving, exercise, fertility, gestation, nutrition, obesity

2016

Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) analyses of nutrient composition and condensed tannin concentrations in carolina willow (Salix caroliniana)

Authors: Shana R. Lavin, Kathleen E. Sullivan, Stuart C. Wooley, Koni Stone, Scott Russell, Eduardo V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: browse, condensed tannins, herbivore, iron, iron overload, nutrition

2015

Nutrient and plant secondary compound composition and iron-binding capacity in leaves and green stems of commonly used plant browse (Carolina willow; Salix caroliniana) fed to zoo-managed browsing herbivores

Authors: S. R. Lavin, K. E. Sullivan, S. C. Wooley, R. Robinson, S. Singh, K. Stone, S. Russell, E. V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: browse, condensed tannins, herbivore, iron, iron overload

2015

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

Authors: Shannon Livingston, Shana R. Lavin, Kathleen Sullivan, Lydia Attard, Eduardo V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

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

2014

Leaping forward in amphibian health and nutrition

Authors: Francisco Olea-Popelka, Gina M. Ferrie, Cheryl Morris, Allan P. Pessier, Kristine Schad, M. Andrew Stamper, Ron Gagliardo, Elizabeth Koutsos, Eduardo V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

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

2014

Nutrition and health in amphibian husbandry

Authors: Gina M. Ferrie, Vance C. Alford, Jim Atkinson, Eric Baitchman, Diane Barber, William S. Blaner, Graham Crawshaw, Andy Daneault, Ellen Dierenfeld, Mark Finke, Greg Fleming, Ron Gagliardo, Eric A. Hoffman, William Karasov, Kirk Klasing, Elizabeth Koutsos, Julia Lankton, Shana R. Lavin, Andrew Lentini, Shannon Livingston, Brad Lock, Tom Mason, Alejandra McComb, Cheryl Morris, Allan P. Pessier, Francisco Olea-Popelka, Tom Probst, Carlos Rodriguez, Kristine Schad, Kent Semmen, Jamie Sincage, M. Andrew Stamper, Jason Steinmetz, Kathleen Sullivan, Scott Terrell, Nina Wertan, Catharine J. Wheaton, Brad Wilson, Eduardo V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aquarium, disease, ex situ, husbandry, life stage, nutrition, pathology, population, research, vitamin, water, zoo

2014

Flexibility and persistence of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) foraging behavior in a captive environment

Authors: K.E. Bonnie, M.S. Milstein, S.E. Calcutt, S.R. Ross, K.E. Wagner, E.V. Lonsdorf

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: chimpanzee, learning, optimal foraging, social influences, termite fishing

2012

Influence of diet transition on serum calcium and phosphorus and fatty acids in Zoo giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Authors: E.A. Koutsos, D. Armstrong, R. Ball, C. Dikeman, J. Hetherington, L. Simmons, E.V. Valdes, M. Griffin

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: browser, herbivore, mineral, n3 fatty acid, nutrition

2011

Acid-insoluble ash as a measure of dry matter digestibility in captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Christine Pendlebury, Nicholas E. Odongo, Alejandra Renjifo, Jim Naelitz, Eduardo V. Valdes, Brian W. McBride

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: acid insoluble ash, captive african elephant, dry matter digestibility

2005

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