Nutrient Requirements of Mink and Foxes -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- DETERMINING NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS -- NATURE AND FUNCTION OF ENERGY: ITS CENTRAL ROLE IN NUTRITION -- EXPRESSION OF ENERGY CONTENT OF DIETS AND ENERGY REQUIREMENTS -- GROWTH BATES -- FORMULATING DIETS OR FEED MIXTURES -- FEED SANITATION -- WATER QUALITY -- Mink: Recommended Dietary Allowances -- ENERGY -- Maintenance -- Pregnancy -- Lactation and Growth -- Energy Density and Its Implications -- FAT -- CARBOHYDRATES -- PROTEIN -- Gestation -- Lactation -- Early Growth (9-13 Weeks) -- Late Growth (13-30 Weeks) -- Fur Development (16-30 Weeks) -- Amino Acid Supplementation -- Heat Processing of Protein Feedstuffs -- FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS -- Vitamin A (Retinol) -- Vitamin D -- Vitamin E -- Vitamin K -- WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS -- Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) -- Biotin -- Folic Acid -- Niacin -- Pantothenic Acid -- Vitamin B6 -- Riboflavin -- Thiamin -- Vitamin B12 -- Other Nutrient Factors -- MINERALS -- General -- Calcium and Phosphorus -- Sodium and Chlorine (Salt) -- Potassium -- Magnesium -- Iron -- Zinc -- Manganese -- Copper -- Iodine -- Selenium -- Feed Additives -- ANTIBIOTICS -- ANTIOXIDANTS -- Disorders Related to Nutrition -- URINARY CALCULI -- WET-BELLY DISEASE -- Toxic Substances in the Feed Supply -- SYNTHETIC ESTROGENS -- THYROID GLANDS -- CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS -- POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS -- HISTAMINE -- HEAVY METALS -- NITROSAMINES -- MYCOTOXINS -- BOTULISM -- Foxes: Recommended Dietary Allowances -- ENERGY -- FATS -- CARBOHYDRATES -- PROTEIN -- Maintenance -- Gestation -- Lactation -- Early Growth (7-16 Weeks) -- Late Growth and Fur Development (16 Weeks to Pelting) -- FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS -- Vitamin A (Retinol) -- Vitamin D -- Vitamin E -- Vitamin K -- WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS -- Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) -- Biotin.

Folic Acid -- Niacin -- Pantothenic Acid -- Riboflavin -- Thiamin -- Vitamin B6 -- Vitamin B12 -- MINERALS -- Calcium and Phosphorus -- Sodium and Chlorine -- Iron -- Cobalt, Copper, Iodine, Manganese, and Zinc -- Composition of Feeds -- INTERNATIONAL NOMENCLATURE -- INTERNATIONAL FEED NUMBER -- DATA -- Tables -- References.