Nutrient requirements of laboratory animals / Subcommittee on Laboratory Animal Nutrition, Committee on Animal Nutrition, Board on Agriculture, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Laboratory Animal Nutrition.

Series:

Nutrient requirements of domestic animals (Unnumbered)

Nutrient requirements of domestic animals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Laboratory animals--Feeding and feeds.

Laboratory animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

4th rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy of Sciences, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the years since the third edition of this indispensable reference was published, a great deal has been learned about the nutritional requirements of common laboratory species: rat, mouse, guinea pig, hamster, gerbil, and vole. The Fourth Revised Edition presents the current expert understanding of the lipid, carbohydrate, protein, mineral, vitamin, and other nutritional needs of these animals. The extensive use of tables provides easy access to a wealth of comprehensive data and resource information. The volume also provides an expanded background discussion of general dietary considerations. In addition to a more user-friendly organization, new features in this edition include A significantly expanded section on dietary requirements for rats, reporting substantial new findings. A new section on nutrients that are not required but that may produce beneficial results. 0 New information on growth and reproductive performance among the most commonly used strains of rats and mice and on several hamster species. An expanded discussion of diet formulation and preparation--including sample diets of both purified and natural ingredients. New information on mineral deficiency and toxicity, including warning signs. This authoritative resource will be important to researchers, laboratory technicians, and manufacturers of laboratory animal feed.

Contents:

General considerations for feeding and diet formulation

Factors affecting nutrient requirements

Formulation of diet types

Manufacture and storage procedures and other considerations

Quality assurance and potential contaminants

Dietary restriction

Nutrient requirements of the laboratory rat

Origin of the laboratory rat

Growth and reproductive performance

Estimation of nutrient requirements

Energy

Lipids

Carbohydrates

Protein and amino acids

Minerals

Vitamins

Potentially beneficial dietary constituents

Nutrient requirements of the mouse

Genetic diversity

Nutrient requirements of the guinea pig

Behavioral and nutritional characteristics

Growth and reproduction

Nutrient requirements of the hamster

Biological and behavioral characteristics

Examples of purified and natural-ingredient diets

Water and energy

Nutrient requirements of the gerbil

Reproduction and development

Energy and water

Protein

Nutrient requirements of the vole

Biological characteristics

Husbandry and form of diet

Vitamins.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-19347-6

9786610193479

0-309-58849-9

0-585-02748-X

OCLC:

923272657