Nutrient Requirements of Laboratory Animals

In the years since the third edition of this reference was published, a great deal has been learned about the nutritional requirements of common laboratory species: rat, mouse, guinea pig, hamster, gerbil, and vole. The Fourth Revised Edition presents the current expert understanding of the lipid, carbohydrate, protein, mineral, vitamin, and other nutritional needs of these animals. The extensive use of tables provides easy access to a wealth of comprehensive data and resource information. The volume also provides an expanded background discussion of general dietary considerations.

In addition to a more user-friendly organization, new features in this edition includes:

• A significantly expanded section on dietary requirements for rats, reporting substantial new findings.
• A new section on nutrients that are not required but that may produce beneficial results.
• New information on growth and reproductive performance among the most commonly used strains of rats and mice and on several hamster species.

An expanded discussion of diet formulation and preparation—including sample diets of both purified and natural ingredients. New information on mineral deficiency and toxicity, including warning signs.

Table of Contents: Preface; Overview; General Considerations for Feeding and Diet Formulation; Nutrient Requirements of the Laboratory Rat; Nutrient Requirements of the Mouse; Nutrient Requirements of the Guinea Pig; Nutrient Requirements of the Hamster; Nutrient Requirements of the Gerbil; Nutrient Requirements of the Vole; Appendix; Authors; Index.

Fourth Revised Edition. 192 pages. Available as a Paperback and as a PDF Download. To download a free PDF of this book, the reader must log in with a free MyNAP Account. MyNAP members have free access to thousands of National Academies reports, and get a 10% discount off every purchase at NAP.edu. A pdf of the book may also be downloaded free of charge. A review of this book is available in Laboratory Animals, July 1996, Volume 30 (3), pages 279-280. This book is part of the Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals series. Please see record number 7014, 7015, 7853 and 7855 for other books in this series.

ISBN: 978-0-309-05126-2

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