Nutrient Requirements on Nonhuman Primates

This book presents the wealth of information gleaned about non-human 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, ageing, 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.

Table of Contents: Front Matter; 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; 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.

Second Edition. Revised. 308 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. This book may also be read online free of charge. See record numbers 6237, 7014, 7015 and 7855 for other books in this series. A review of this Edition is available in Laboratory Animals, January 2004, Volume 38 (1).

ISBN: 978-0-309-06989-2 (Paperback)

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