What’s on the Menu? Evidence-Based Feeding of Exotic Species

Dr. Ange-van Heugten’s primary appointment at NC State University is education. She teaches approximately 7-8 companion animal and/or nutrition courses per year with an average yearly enrollment of approximately 450 students. She also runs a comparative nutrition research program. In recent years, this program has been very active. Areas of focus include: researching the feline and great ape microbiome, fatty acid concentrations comparisons within and between human-managed and free-ranging amphibians, reptiles, megaherbivores (elephant and rhino), and great-apes; general nutrition improvements and concerns, as well as testing, advancing technologies within numerous species (elephants, primates (chimps and gorillas), rhinos & tapis (and other perissodactyla species), sea turtles and toads).

Bio courtesy of North Carolina State University, Department of Animal Science.