Implementing a low-starch biscuit-free diet in zoo gorillas: The impact on health
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: diet, health, insulin resistance, resistant starch, western lowland gorilla
2014
A Survey of Diabetes Prevalence in Zoo-housed Primates
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: activity level, animal health, diet, nutrition, primates, weight gain
2013
Calorie restricted rats do not increase metabolic rate post-LPS, but do seek out warmer ambient temperatures to behaviourally induce a fever
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: body temperature, calorie restriction, fever, lipopolysaccharide, metabolic rate, thermoregulation
2012
Energy digestibility of giant pandas on bamboo-only and on supplemented diets
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: calorie, carnivore, digestibility trials, extraction, nutrition, supplements
2011
Variation in digestive efficiency of captive North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) on various diets
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: calorie, digestive efficiency, energetics, energy absorption, intestinal passage rate, nutrition
2007