Tardif S D, Clapp N K, Henke M A, Carson R L, Knapka J J
Marmoset Research Program, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, TN 37831-0117.
Lab Anim Sci. 1988 Oct;38(5):588-91.
The future study of colon disease in captive callitrichid colonies may require manipulation of diets. The limited knowledge of the nutritional requirements for these species and the varied diets and supplementations fed to these animals in various colonies suggest the importance of testing the palatability and acceptability of diets for these primates. Individually housed cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) were given either the regular Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) diet (monkey chow slurry, canned diet and supplements), a similar slurry using an experimental natural ingredient diet plus supplements, or the experimental diet without supplements. Neither dry food consumption, body weight, fecal output, nor the histological evaluation of the colons were affected by these diets. Daily intake of protein and calories were higher than previously reported estimates for the species. These results demonstrate that a natural ingredient non-sweetened pelleted diet is palatable for cotton-top tamarins for a period of 3.5 months, however, further testing over longer time periods is necessary. The nonnutritional (e.g. psychological) advantages of providing a highly diverse diet to primates housed in a relatively monotonous environment should be considered before adopting such a diet for an entire colony.
未来对圈养绢毛猴群体中结肠疾病的研究可能需要对饮食进行调整。对于这些物种的营养需求了解有限，以及在各个群体中投喂给这些动物的不同饮食和补充剂，都表明测试这些灵长类动物对饮食的适口性和接受度很重要。将单独饲养的棉顶狨（Saguinus oedipus）分别给予常规的橡树岭联合大学（ORAU）饮食（猴粮糊、罐装饮食和补充剂）、使用实验性天然成分饮食加补充剂的类似糊状物，或不含补充剂的实验性饮食。这些饮食对干粮摄入量、体重、粪便产量或结肠的组织学评估均无影响。蛋白质和卡路里的每日摄入量高于该物种先前报告的估计值。这些结果表明，一种天然成分的无糖颗粒饮食在3.5个月的时间内对棉顶狨是适口的，然而，需要在更长的时间段内进行进一步测试。在为整个群体采用这种饮食之前，应考虑在相对单调的环境中饲养的灵长类动物提供高度多样化饮食的非营养（如心理）优势。
