Diet composition and blood values of captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) fed either supplemented meat or commercial food preparations

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 16-28

  Bechert, Ursula ^a   Mortenson, Jack ^a,b   Dierenfeld, Ellen S ^c   Cheeke, Peter ^a   Keller, Mark ^a   Holick, Michael ^d   Chen, Tai C ^d   Rogers, Quinton ^e  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wildlife Safari   (United States)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinonyx jubatus; Captivity; Cheetah; Diet; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ACINONYX JUBATUS; AVES; FELIS CATUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CREATININE; MINERAL; RETINOL; TAURINE; VITAMIN D;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEETAH; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACINONYX; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CREATININE; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; MINERALS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TAURINE; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN D;

EID: 0036490925     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0016:DCABVO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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