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Autor:
Cayla J Iske, Cheryl L Morris, Jessica D Colpoys, Kelly L Kappen, Chelsea A Iennarella, Anna K Johnson
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 9, p e0202144 (2018)
North American zoological institutions typically feed ground raw meat diets to large exotic cats. These diets typically are nutritionally complete, but lack physical properties characteristic of whole prey. Lack of mastication and prey manipulation m
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https://doaj.org/article/0d1501fbb14c465d8384d192535627fb
Autor:
L. M. Garner, Carl M Parsons, Kelly L. Kappen, Kelly S. Swanson, Pamela L Utterback, Katherine R. Kerr
Publikováno v:
Journal of Animal Science. 92:4478-4485
Whole prey diets are commonly used in the zoo and home setting for captive exotic and domestic cats, respectively. Despite their increase in popularity, nutrient digestibility of such diets has been poorly studied. In this study, the precision-fed ce
Publikováno v:
Zoo Biology. 33:327-335
Whole prey diets encourage species-typical behaviors making them popular in the zoo and home setting for captive exotic and domestic felids, respectively. We evaluated macronutrient, mineral, and long-chain fatty acid composition of 20 whole prey ite
Publikováno v:
Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition. 98(5)
With the continued rise in feline obesity, novel weight management strategies are needed. To date, strategies aimed at altering physical activity, an important factor in weight maintenance, have been lacking. Photoperiod is known to cause physiologic
Publikováno v:
Zoo biology. 33(4)
Whole prey diets encourage species-typical behaviors making them popular in the zoo and home setting for captive exotic and domestic felids, respectively. We evaluated macronutrient, mineral, and long-chain fatty acid composition of 20 whole prey ite
Publikováno v:
BMC Veterinary Research
Background Photoperiod is known to cause physiological changes in seasonal mammals, including changes in body weight, physical activity, reproductive status, and adipose tissue gene expression in several species. The objective of this study was to de