Dietary management, husbandry, and body weights of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) during successful pregnancies at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: calving, exercise, fertility, gestation, nutrition, obesity
2016
Evaluation of season-related dietary changes on the serum profiles of fat-soluble vitamins, mineral, fatty acids, and lipids in the captive greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: green forage, hay, health, herbivore nutrition, perissodactyla, reference range
2014
Milk composition in free-ranging polar bears (Ursus maritimus) as a model for captive rearing milk formula
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: amino acids bears, fatty acids hand-rearing, lactation, maternal milk, vitamin a, vitamin d, vitamin e
2011
Life history trade-offs are influenced by the diversity, availability and interactions of dietary antioxidants
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: ascorbate, carotenoids, food selection, life history traits, oxidative stress, polyphenol, senescence, sexual selection, tocopherol, vitamin e
2008
Gut loading to enhance the nutrient content of insects as food for reptiles: A mathematical approach
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: ca, crickets, gut-loading, mealworms, silkworms, vitamin a
2003
Nutritional status of free-ranging Mexican howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata mexicana) in Veracruz, Mexico: Serum chemistry; lipoprotein profile; vitamins D, A, and E; carotenoids; and minerals
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: alouatta, cadmium, carotenoids, cholesterol, howler monkeys, vitamins
2003
Serum Retinol, alpha-tocopherol, and lipids in four species of adult captive pinnipeds
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: cholesterol, phospholipid, sea lions, seals, triglyceride, vitamin a, vitamin e
2003
Long-term administration of α-tocopherol in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: asian elephant, elephas maximus, vitamin e, α-tocopherol
2001
Circulating levels of α-tocopherol and retinol in free-ranging African elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: african elephant (loxodonta africana), fat-soluble vitamins, nutrition, physiological status
1999
Serum concentrations of lipids, vitamins A and E, vitamin D metabolites, and carotenoids in nine primate species at four zoos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: carotenoid, cholesterol, lipid, vitamin a, vitamin d, vitamin e
1999