LARGE CANID (Canidae) CARE MANUAL

CREATED BY THE AZA Canid Taxon Advisory Group IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE AZA Animal Welfare Committee

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Chapter 5. Nutrition 5.1 Nutritional Requirements AZA Accreditation Standard

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Growth and Adult Units Reproduction Maintenance Nutrient DM Basis Minimum Minimum Maximum not

Growth and Adult Units Reproduction Maintenance Maximum DM Basis Minimum Minimum

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Growth and Adult Units Reproduction Maintenance Maximum DM Basis Minimum Minimum African wild dog: Maned wolf: Solanum lycocarpum

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Dholes: Age-related nutritional requirements: Neonates (birth to weaning): Juvenile to adult: Reproductive adult:

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Senescent adult: Seasonal changes in nutritional needs: 5.2 Diets AZA Accreditation Standard (2.6.3) Sample diets:

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Solanum lycocarpum Food and water presentation:

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Food variability: Carcass feeding

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Promoting hunting and foraging:

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AZA Accreditation Standard (2.6.1) 5.3 Nutritional Evaluations

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Stool grading Description Health status:

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7.5 Assisted Rearing ex situ 7. 6 Contraception Ovariohysterectomy:

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References Canis rufus Chrysocyon brachyurus Chrysocyon brachyurus Canis latrans Chrysocyon brachyurus Chrysocyon brachyurus

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Chrysocyon brachyurus Cuon alpinus Lycaon pictus Lycaon pictus Lycaon pictus Canis latrans Canis rufus Lycaon pictus

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Canis lupus baileyi Canis rufus gregori Lycaon pictus Canis latrans Chrysocyon brachyurus Chrysocyon brachyurus Acinonyx jubatus

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Chrysocyon brachyurus

Lycaon pictus Canis rufus Lycaon pictus Chrysocyon brachyurus Lycaon pictus

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. Lycaon pictus Lycaon pictus Chrysocyon brachyurus Canis rufus Canis lupus C.l. baileyi Personal communications:

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Appendix I: Diet Analyses African wild dog diet analysis

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Maned wolf diet analysis

Chrysocyon brachyurus

NUTRIENT NRC-DOG1 Zoo12 Zoo22 Zoo32

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Appendix L: Maned wolf pup development and hand-rear protocol (Maned Wolf SSP, 2007) Growth and Development Hand-Rearing

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Current Hand-Rearing Policy Hand-Rearing Protocol

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References Chrysocyon brachyurus Chrysocyon brachyurus Chrysocyon brachyurus Chrysocyon brachyurus

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Chrysocyon brachyurus

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Appendix M: Mexican wolf hand-rearing guidelines ( Mexican Wolf SSP, 2009) AGE

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