Nutritional effect of feeding enrichment using bamboo Pleioblastus spp. in zoo-kept Asian elephants Elephas maximus

Authors: Yuma Tsuchiya, Masato Yayota, Yukari Kashima, Yukihiro Shiota

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords:

2023

Assessment of Feeding Behavior of the Zoo-Housed Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) and Nutritional Values of Natural Prey

Authors: Valentín Zárate, Jesica R Mufari, Lucía G Abalos Luna, Daniel P Villarreal, Juan M Busso

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, diet, insectivorous, live feed, mymercophagidae, zenartha

2022

Digestive physiology of captive capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Authors: Ali Kiani, Marcus Clauss, Sylvia Ortmann, Catharina Vendl, Elizabeth R. Congdon, Emilio A. Herrera, Michael Kreuzer, Angela Schwarm

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: colonic separation mechanism, hindgut fermenters, methane, passage kinetics

2019

Digestibility of a new diet for captive short-beaked echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Authors: Hayley J. Stannard, Jamie M. Bekkers, Julie M. Old, Bronwyn M. McAllan, Michelle E. Shaw

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: insectivore, manufactured diet, monotreme, myrmecophage, nutrition

2017

Quantitative aspects of the ruminating process in giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) fed with different diets

Authors: Dominik Schüßler, Hartmut Greven

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: feeding, giraffe, rumination, tooth wear, zoo diets

2017

Aspects of digestive anatomy, feed intake and digestion in the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) at Taipei zoo

Authors: Mei Fong Lin, Chi-Yen Chang, Ci Wen Yang, Ellen S. Dierenfeld

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: chitin, diet, fiber, insectivore, nutrition

2015

Effect of concentrates restriction on feed consumption, diet digestibility, and nitrogen utilization in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Authors: A. Das, M. L. Smith, M. Saini, Shrikant Katole, S. S. Kullu, B. K. Gupta, A. K. Sharma, D. Swarup

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: asiatic elephants, energy restriction, intake, metabolic fecal nitrogen, protein utilization

2015

Effect of feeding Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) root as prebiotic on nutrient utilization, fecal characteristics and serum metabolite profile of captive Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) fed a meat-on-bone diet

Authors: S. K. Pradhan, A. Das, S. S. Kullu, M. Saini, A. K. Pattanaik, N. Dutta, A. K. Sharma

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: clinical chemistry, fecal characteristics, jerusalem artichoke, nutrient utilization, panthera pardus fusca, prebiotic

2015

Effect of varying dietary starch and fiber levels and inoculum source (mule deer vs. dairy cow) on simulated rumen fermentation characteristics

Authors: Matthew A. Brooks, Robyn M. Harvey, Nichole F. Johnson, Elizabeth A. Koutsos, Monty S. Kerley

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bos taurus, ndf, odocoileus hemionus, ruminant, volatile fatty acid

2014

Apparent total tract macronutrient and energy digestibility of 1- to- 3-day-old whole chicks, adult ground chicken, and extruded and canned chicken-based diets in African wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica)

Authors: Katherine R. Kerr, Cheryl L. Morris, Sarah L. Burke, Kelly S. Swanson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: african wildcats, canned diet, commercial diet, extruded diet, whole prey diet

2013