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Clum, N. J., Fitzpatrick, M. P., & Dierenfeld, E. S. (1996). Effects of diet on nutritional content of whole vertebrate prey. Zoo Biology, 15(5), 525–537.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Clum1996 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Echsen = saurians, Ernährung = nutrition, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Schlangen = snakes Creators: Clum, Dierenfeld, Fitzpatrick Collection: Zoo Biology |
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Proximate composition (moisture, lipid, protein, ash), vitamin A and vitamin E content, and six minerals (Cu, Fe, Zn, Mg, Mn, Ca) were measured in quail, rats, mice, and guinea pigs raised on at least two different diets per species. Feed composition varied substantially but erratically in lipid, vitamin A, vitamin E, and mineral content. All unsupplemented feeds had less vitamin E than NRC recommendations and most feeds contained less Mn than recommended. Most feeds deviated from the manufacturer's guaranteed analysis. There were significant effects of diet on body mass, moisture, lipid, ash, vitamin A, vitamin E, Ca, and Cu content for quail. There was a significant effect of diet on vitamin A content of mice; there were no other effects of diet on mammalian species. There was no correlation between diet composition and body composition for any species. Rats and mice differed significantly in vitamin A, Fe, and Cu content when raised on the same diet. We suggest that (1) it is difficult to assume or assess composition or adequacy of commercial diets without laboratory analysis, (2) supplementation of diets with whole foods can potentially reduce diet quality, (3) nutrient differences in quail are related to differences in growth, and such age-related differences may be more important in determining nutrient content than diet, (4) there were significant species differences in responsiveness to changes in diet, and (5) whole domesticated prey are a potentially inadequate source of vitamin E for raptors and of Mn and Cu for all carnivores. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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