In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Amanda Ardente brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Exotic Animal Nutrition. Top experts discuss topics such as key nutritional factors of commercially available diets for companion small rodents; key nutritional factors and obesity prevention in companion psittacine birds; insectivore nutrition; interpretation of serum analytes for nutritional evaluation; and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. viii 7. Preface - p. ix 8. Nutritional Physiology and Feeding of Companion Rodents - p. 1 9. Key Nutritional Factors and Obesity Prevention in Companion Psittacine Birds - p. 13 10. An Update on Key Nutritional Factors in Ferret Nutrition - p. 31 11. Insectivore Nutrition – A Review of Current Knowledge - p. 47 12. An Update on Companion Inland Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) Nutrition - p. 71 13. Important Factors in Chelonian Nutrition - p. 85 14. Mini Pig Nutrition and Weight Management - p. 101 15. Assisted Enteral Feeding of Exotic Companion Animals - p. 115 16. Interpretation of Serum Analytes for Nutritional Evaluation - p. 135
In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Amanda Ardente brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Exotic Animal Nutrition. Top experts discuss topics such as key nutritional factors of commercially available diets for companion small rodents; key nutritional factors and obesity prevention in companion psittacine birds; insectivore nutrition; interpretation of serum analytes for nutritional evaluation; and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. viii 7. Preface - p. ix 8. Nutritional Physiology and Feeding of Companion Rodents - p. 1 9. Key Nutritional Factors and Obesity Prevention in Companion Psittacine Birds - p. 13 10. An Update on Key Nutritional Factors in Ferret Nutrition - p. 31 11. Insectivore Nutrition – A Review of Current Knowledge - p. 47 12. An Update on Companion Inland Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) Nutrition - p. 71 13. Important Factors in Chelonian Nutrition - p. 85 14. Mini Pig Nutrition and Weight Management - p. 101 15. Assisted Enteral Feeding of Exotic Companion Animals - p. 115 16. Interpretation of Serum Analytes for Nutritional Evaluation - p. 135
