K. (Kimberly) Ange - van Heugten: "Can dietary changes save the captive woolly monkey?"

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5 Mar 2008 16:00
Unit: Wageningen University
Location: Aula, building 362, Gen. Foulkesweg 1, Wageningen
Organisation: Wageningen University
Promotor: prof.dr.ir. M.W.A. Verstegen (Animal Nutrition (Monogastric Nutrition))
Co Promotor: Prof.dr. P. Ferket (University of North Carolina, USA)

 Woolly monkeys (Lagothrix ssp.) are a threatened species in the wild and are extremely difficult to breed and successfully maintain in captivity. The lifespan and reproductive success of this captive primate will improve if stressors and negative effects of nutrition on the health status can be reduced and dietary nutrients can be optimized.

Title thesis: "Nutritional Analyses and Intervention in the Captive Woolly Monkey (Lagotrix Lagotricha)"
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