SCIENTIFIC FEEDING OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS

By SUSAN WHITE

CONTENTS OVERVIEW 1 1 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR FEEDING AND DIET FORMULATION 3 FACTORS AFFECTING NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS 3 FORMULATION OF DIET TYPES 4 MANUFACTURE AND STORAGE PROCEDURES AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS 7 QUALITY ASSURANCE AND POTENTIAL CONTAMINANTS 8 DIETARY RESTRICTION 9 REFERENCES 9 2 NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE LABORATORY RAT 11 ORIGIN OF THE LABORATORY RAT 11 GROWTH AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE 11 ESTIMATION OF NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS 12 ENERGY 14 LIPIDS 17 CARBOHYDRATES 20 PROTEIN AND AMINO ACIDS 22 MINERALS 27 VITAMINS 38 POTENTIALLY BENEFICIAL DIETARY CONSTITUENTS 52 REFERENCES 58 3 NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE MOUSE 80 GENETIC DIVERSITY 80 ESTIMATION OF NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS 80 ENERGY 83 LIPIDS 84 CARBOHYDRATES 85 PROTEIN AND AMINO ACIDS 85 MINERALS 88 VITAMINS 92 POTENTIALLY BENEFICIAL DIETARY CONSTITUENTS 96 REFERENCES 97 4 NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE GUINEA PIG 103 BEHAVIORAL AND NUTRITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS 103 GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION 105 ESTIMATION OF NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS 105 ENERGY 107 LIPIDS 107 CARBOHYDRATES 108 PROTEIN AND AMINO ACIDS 108 MINERALS 112 VITAMINS 115 POTENTIALLY BENEFICIAL DIETARY CONSTITUENTS 119 REFERENCES 120 5 NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE HAMSTER 125 BIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS 125 EXAMPLES OF PURIFIED AND NATURAL INGREDIENT DIETS 126 WATER AND ENERGY 126 LIPIDS 127 CARBOHYDRATES 129 PROTEIN AND AMINO ACIDS 131 MINERALS 132 VITAMINS 133 POTENTIALLY BENEFICIAL DIETARY CONSTITUENTS 135 REFERENCES 136 6 NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE GERBIL 140 REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 140 ENERGY AND WATER 140 LIPIDS 141 PROTEIN 141 MINERALS 141 VITAMINS 142 REFERENCES 143 7 NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE VOLE 144 BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS 144 HUSBANDRY AND FORM OF DIET 145 PROTEIN AND AMINO ACIDS 146 MINERALS 146 VITAMINS 147 REFERENCES 147 CONTENTS