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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456169703321

Titolo

Nutrient requirements of nonhuman primates [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Animal Nutrition, Ad Hoc Committee on Nonhuman Primate Nutrition, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Sciences

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2003

ISBN

0-309-51524-6

Edizione

[2nd rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (307 p.)

Disciplina

636.98

Soggetti

Primates - Feeding and feeds

Primates - Nutrition - Requirements

Primates as laboratory animals

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev ed. of: Nutrient requirements of nonhuman primates / Panel on Nonhuman Primate Nutrition, Subcommittee on Laboratory Animal Nutrition, Committee on Animal Nutrition, Board on Agriculture and Renewable Resources, National Research Council. 1978.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables and Figures""; ""Overview""; ""1 Feeding Ecology, Digestive Strategies, and Implications for Feeding Programs in Captivity""; ""2 Energy""; ""3 Carbohydrates and Fiber""; ""4 Protein""; ""5 Fats and Fatty Acids""; ""6 Minerals""; ""7 Vitamins""; ""8 Water""; ""9 Pathophysiologic and Life-Stage Considerations""; ""9 Diet Formulation, Effects of Processing, Factors Affecting Intake, and Dietary Husbandry""; ""10 Diet Formulation, Effects of Processing, Factors Affecting Intake, and Dietary Husbandry""

""11 Nutrient Requirements""""12 Composition of Foods and Feed Ingredients""; ""13 Food as a Component of Environmental Enhancement""; ""Appendix""; ""About the Authors""; ""Index""