Insectivore Nutrition - A Review of Current Knowledge.
Captive management
Diet
Insect
Insectivore
Nutrition
Journal
The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice
ISSN: 1558-4232
Titre abrégé: Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9815628
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2024
Jan 2024
Historique:
medline:
13
11
2023
pubmed:
26
8
2023
entrez:
25
8
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Insectivores are represented in virtually all taxa, although more is known about mammalian and avian insectivore nutrition than for reptiles, amphibia and fish. Establishing nutrient requirements is challenging but recommendations should be based on data from similar taxa, similar GI tract physiology, and known nutritional concerns. In order to provide an appropriate diet for insectivores, consideration must be given to anatomy and method for procuring insects in free-ranging habitats, availability of feeder insects and the resulting dietary nutrient profiles, and complementing those profiles with appropriate diet items from various other categories including formulated feed, produce, animal matter, seeds or grains etc. Consideration of known nutritional concerns for a given species, and the variation in energy requirements in a captively managed situation are essential.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37625941
pii: S1094-9194(23)00042-7
doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2023.07.003
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
47-69Informations de copyright
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