A. How would you go about diagnosing what the nutritional problem might be? Please note, simply stating that you would "conduct analyses" is not sufficient to answer the question. What types of analyses would you perform and why? B. Provide a nutritional explanation for the mortality and bone abnormalities observed in young elephant shrews.
A. How would you go about diagnosing what the nutritional problem might be? Please note, simply stating that you would "conduct analyses" is not sufficient to answer the question. What types of analyses would you perform and why? B. Provide a nutritional explanation for the mortality and bone abnormalities observed in young elephant shrews.
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Transcribed Image Text:Elephant shrews (Rhynchocyon petersi) are voracious insectivores that prey upon a wide variety of
arthropods as well as worms. An American Zoological Association (AZA) accredited zoo received two male-
female pairs of elephant shrews as part of a captive breeding program. In captivity the shrews were fed
crickets, cockroaches, Tenebrio larvae (meal worms), annelid worms (earthworms) and cat food. The adult
shrews flourished gaining weight and produced young. Baby elephant shrews however had high mortality and
suffered bone deformities. Please note, the question asks about Elephant shrews, not elephants (Family
Elephantidae) which are the group of large mammals with long trunks!
Note: your answers must be specific and you must provide examples to support your statements. Vague and
overly general answers will receive minimal credit
Answer the following questions:
A. How would you go about diagnosing what the nutritional problem might be? Please note, simply stating
that you would "conduct analyses" is not sufficient to answer the question. What types of analyses would you
perform and why?
B. Provide a nutritional explanation for the mortality and bone abnormalities observed in young elephant
shrews.
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