AZA Nutrition Advisory Group

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Fecal Condition Scoring Resource Center

A collection of manure scoring scales / poop scoring scales / fecal condition scoring scales … More >Fecal Condition Scoring Resource Center

Body Condition Scoring Resource Center

The following body condition scoring (BCS) scales have been obtained from a variety of sources. … More >Body Condition Scoring Resource Center

Quality control of feedstuffs: nutrient analyses

Assessment of nutritional status of captive and free-ranging animals

Leaf-eating primates: nutrition and dietary husbandry

Hay and Pellet Ratios: Considerations in Feeding Ungulates

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Disney: Animal Nutrition Operation Manager

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The Animal Nutrition Operation Manager (ANOM) is responsible for the oversight of the Animal Nutrition … More >Disney: Animal Nutrition Operation Manager

Mazuri: Sales Position, Western USA

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Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago) – Nutrition Manager

HeidiBOctober 12, 2021December 1, 2021

Jobs & Training NAG News

HeidiBAugust 23, 2021August 31, 2021

Jobs & Training NAG News

Fresno Chaffee Zoo – Nutrition Services Manager (closes 8 August 2021)

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Animal Info Reptiles & Amphibians

Body condition index evaluation in growing red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) hatchlings

SigaJanuary 21, 2022

Animal Info

The new domain of internet of things and big data: wildlife nutrition

SigaJanuary 21, 2022

Animal Info Mammals

Gut microbiota of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta). Vary across natural and captive populations and correlate with environmental microbiota

SigaJanuary 21, 2022

Animal Info Mammals

Measuring microbiome changes of saliva and cud during rumination events in masai giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis trippelskirchi)

SigaJanuary 21, 2022

Animal Info Mammals

Comparison of serum, liver, and dietary vitamin A (retinol) values to the presence of eyelid coloboma in snow leopards (Panther uncia)

SigaJanuary 21, 2022

Animal Info Mammals Nutrients

Investigating simple methodology to assess potential sensitivity to copper in exotic ruminants

SigaJanuary 21, 2022

Animal Info Mammals

Serum mineral values for three sub-species of zebra over 22 years at Disney’s Animal Kingdom®

SigaJanuary 3, 2022

Animal Info Mammals

Preliminary impacts of dietary phytate supplementation on iron and phosphorus in black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

SigaJanuary 3, 2022

Animal Info Reptiles & Amphibians

Analysis of circulating fatty acid profiles in free-ranging and managed care marine toads (Rhinella marina)

SigaJanuary 3, 2022

Animal Info Feeds Invertebrates

Nutritional composition of extra-small cricket (Acheta domesticus) nymphs fed dry versus gel gut-loading diets

SigaJanuary 3, 2022

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Sloth Nutrition Guide

Is The Secret to Saving Migratory Birds in the Meal Prep?

Fecal Condition Scoring Resource Center

Guidelines for the Humane and Ethical Acquisition and Management of Vertebrate Feeder Animals (Excluding Fish)

Body Condition Scoring Resource Center

Zoo Nutrition Myth: A fruit is a fruit

Most Popular Articles

Fecal Condition Scoring Resource Center

Body Condition Scoring Resource Center

Quality control of feedstuffs: nutrient analyses

Assessment of nutritional status of captive and free-ranging animals

Leaf-eating primates: nutrition and dietary husbandry

Hay and Pellet Ratios: Considerations in Feeding Ungulates

Announcements

Disney: Animal Nutrition Operation Manager

Mazuri: Sales Position, Western USA

Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago) – Nutrition Manager

Fresno Chaffee Zoo – Nutrition Services Manager (closes 8 August 2021)

Articles

Body condition index evaluation in growing red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) hatchlings

The new domain of internet of things and big data: wildlife nutrition

Gut microbiota of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta). Vary across natural and captive populations and correlate with environmental microbiota

Measuring microbiome changes of saliva and cud during rumination events in masai giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis trippelskirchi)

Comparison of serum, liver, and dietary vitamin A (retinol) values to the presence of eyelid coloboma in snow leopards (Panther uncia)

Investigating simple methodology to assess potential sensitivity to copper in exotic ruminants

Serum mineral values for three sub-species of zebra over 22 years at Disney’s Animal Kingdom®

Preliminary impacts of dietary phytate supplementation on iron and phosphorus in black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

Analysis of circulating fatty acid profiles in free-ranging and managed care marine toads (Rhinella marina)

Nutritional composition of extra-small cricket (Acheta domesticus) nymphs fed dry versus gel gut-loading diets