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Joeke Nijboer, PhD
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Zoo Animal Nutritionist
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Manual Chapters and Commentaries
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Nutrition: Exotic and Zoo Animals
Nutrition: Exotic and Zoo Animals
Nutrition in Birds
Nutrition in Zoo Carnivores
Nutrition in Bats
Nutrition in Quail, Pheasants, Turkeys, and other Gallinaceous Birds
Nutrition in Primates
Nutrition in Reptiles
Nutrition in Psittacines
Nutrition in Passerines
Nutrition in Marine Mammals
Nutrition in Pigeons and Doves
Nutrition in Lizards
Nutrition in Insectivores, Edentates, and Aardvarks
Nutrition in Alligators, Crocodiles, and Other Crocodilians
Nutrition in Raptors
Nutrition in Ostriches, Emus, and other Ratites
Nutrition in Mynahs
Nutrition in Waterfowl
Nutrition in Toucans and Hornbills
Nutrition in Fish
Handrearing Zoo Mammals
Nutrition in Snakes
Nutrition in Tortoises
Nutrition in Ungulates and Subungulates
Nutrition in Rodents and Lagomorphs
Nutrition in Piscivorous (Fish-eating) Birds
Nutrition in Marsupials
Nutrition in Turtles