The new facility includes a fully equipped laboratory
for visiting and resident scientists to study the links between animal nutrition
and a healthy environment, in zoos and in the wild. Researchers will be able to
analyze appropriate diets using equipment such as a near-infrared
spectrophotometer (for measuring water, protein, fat, minerals and other
nutrients), a plant fiber analysis unit, and a high-performance liquid
chromatography system (fat soluble vitamins A and E).
Zootrition
The nutrition center is also world headquarters to Zootrition®, a software database that helps zoo and wildlife managers around the globe maintain diet records, compare nutritional content of specific food items and calculate overall composition of diets relative to animal requirements. Zootrition® was developed by Ellen Dierenfeld, Ph.D., the St. Louis Zoo’s staff nutritionist.
Related website:
St Louis Zoo
Zootrition
The nutrition center is also world headquarters to Zootrition®, a software database that helps zoo and wildlife managers around the globe maintain diet records, compare nutritional content of specific food items and calculate overall composition of diets relative to animal requirements. Zootrition® was developed by Ellen Dierenfeld, Ph.D., the St. Louis Zoo’s staff nutritionist.
Related website:
St Louis Zoo
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