LARGE CANID (Canidae) CARE MANUAL CREATED BY THE AZA Canid Taxon Advisory Group IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE AZA Animal Welfare Committee Large Canid (Canidae) Care Manual Formal Citation: Authors and Significant contributors: Reviewers: AZA Staff Editors: Large CanidCare Manual project consultant: Cover Photo Credits: Disclaimer 2 This%nutrition%chapter%is%an%excerpt% from%the%complete%Animal%Care% Manual%available%at%the%% Association%of%Zoos%and%Aquariums% (AZA)’s%website:% http://www.aza.org/animalDcareD manuals/% % % % % % Further%information%about%diets%and% the%nutrition%of%this%and%other%species% can%be%found%at%the%% % AZA’s%Nutrition%Advisory%Group% (NAG)’s%website:% % http://nagonline.net% % % Chapter 5. Nutrition 5.1 Nutritional Requirements AZA Accreditation Standard (2.6.2) 28 Growth and Adult Units Reproduction Maintenance Nutrient DM Basis Minimum Minimum Maximum not Growth and Adult Units Reproduction Maintenance Maximum DM Basis Minimum Minimum 29 Growth and Adult Units Reproduction Maintenance Maximum DM Basis Minimum Minimum African wild dog: Maned wolf: Solanum lycocarpum 30 Dholes: Age-related nutritional requirements: Neonates (birth to weaning): Juvenile to adult: Reproductive adult: 31 Senescent adult: Seasonal changes in nutritional needs: 5.2 Diets AZA Accreditation Standard (2.6.