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    • Commissary Resource Center
    • Humane Mgmt of Vertebrate Feeder Animals
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    • NAG Carcass Feeding Statement
    • NAG Horsemeat Use Statement
    • HPAI Food Biosecurity
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Grant Opportunities: ZWNF Research Grant + ZWNF Travel & Education Grant

May 6, 2025

We are excited to announce two grants (due July 25, 2025)

ZWNF Education Travel Grant 2025

ZWNF Research Grant 2025

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    Job Posting: Nutrition Lab Manager @ Omaha

    December 18, 2024

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Looking for animal diets?

The most appropriate diet for your animal is one that accounts for its nutritional, husbandry, behavioral, and clinical needs as well as individual preferences.

Therefore, we do not publish “standard” diets.  Instead, we provide resources to help nutritionists develop diets.

We strongly encourage you to consult with or hire a zoo nutritionist to develop an appropriate diet plan for your animal.

Disclaimer

The information included on this site represents a variety of sources, ranging from rigorously peer-reviewed to single author, popular press, internal-use documents, and everything in between. Use your critical evaluation skills when employing any information herein (Ullrey 1995).

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