Committee on Animal Nutrition, Ad Hoc Committee on Nonhuman Primate Nutrition, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Sciences.
2nd rev. ed.
Washington, D.C. :
National Academies Press,
2003.
1 online resource (xviii, 286 pages) :
illustrations
Revised edition 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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 Requirements12 Composition of Foods and Feed Ingredients -- 13 Food as a Component of Environmental Enhancement -- Appendix -- About the Authors -- Index