Vitamin and Mineral Mysteries in our Rhinos Under Managed Care: Q and A on Rhino Nutrition

Vitamin and Mineral Mysteries in our Rhinos Under Managed Care: Q and A on Rhino Nutrition

8 pm December 18th

Dr. Katie Sullivan serves the Rhino TAG and Rhino Research Council as Nutrition Advisor, and has since 2016. Katie is contacted often by rhino holders for nutrition advice, and works to evaluate current feeding practices and their impact on rhino health and welfare. She also consults with about 4 co-advisors (Dr. Ellen Dierenfeld, Dr. Marcus Clauss, Dr. Shana Lavin and Barbara Henry) when reviewing rhino proposals for RRC. She is also president-elect of the Comparative Nutrition Society, and works full time at Disney’s Animal Kingdom overseeing nutrition for their rhinos. Recently, she identified a vitamin problem due to supply chain issues with ingredients used for our rhino feeds, and has worked with the major feed supplier to correct the issue, as well as over 25 institutions who have experienced the…