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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2003
• Edizione: 2nd rev. ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.98
• Soggetto topico: Primates - Feeding and feeds; Primates - Nutrition - Requirements; Primates as laboratory animals
• 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""
• Sommario/riassunto: This new release presents the wealth of information gleaned about nonhuman primates nutrition since the previous edition was published in 1978. With expanded coverage of natural dietary habits, gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology, and the nutrient needs of species that have been difficult to maintain in captivity, it explores the impact on nutrition of physiological and life-stage considerations: infancy, weaning, immune function, obesity, aging, and more. The committee also discusses issues of environmental enrichment such as opportunities for foraging. Based on the world's scientific literature and input from authoritative sources, the book provides best estimates of nutrient requirements. The volume covers requirements for energy: carbohydrates, including the role of dietary fiber; proteins and amino acids; fats and fatty acids; minerals, fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins; and water. The book also analyzes the composition of important foods and feed ingredients and offers guidelines on feed processing and diet formulation.
• Titolo autorizzato: Nutrient requirements of nonhuman primates
• ISBN: 0-309-51524-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910966752703321
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