Assessment of nutritional status of captive and free-ranging animals

Citation

Ullrey DE, Crissey SD, Maslanka M. 1999, 2002. Assessment of nutritional status of captive and free-ranging animals. In Nutrition Advisory Group Handbook Fact Sheet 008

Abstract

The essence of nutritional assessment is to determine the adequacy of the diet so that risk of disease might be limited and productivity and longevity might be enhanced. Knowledge of nutritional status, whether of an individual or of an animal population, is important for evaluation of captive management or quality of the wild habitat. This technical paper reviews some of the techniques for assessing nutritional status and the challenges those assessments present.

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