Kimberly Ange-van Heugten
Bio
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).
Publications
- Effect of fecal preservation method on captive southern white rhinoceros gut microbiome , WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN (2023)
- Effects of age, seasonality, and reproductive status on the gut microbiome of Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) at the North Carolina zoo , ANIMAL MICROBIOME (2023)
- The Effect of Pyrantel Pamoate Treatment on Fecal Pinworm (Leidynema appendiculata) Parasites of Dietary Dubia Roaches (Blaptica dubia): Efforts to Eliminate Passthrough Fecal Pseudoparasites in Lesser Hedgehog Tenrecs (Echinops telfairi) , Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens (2023)
- Vitamin A, Vitamin E, and Carotenoid Concentrations in Livers of Marine Toads (Rhinella marina) , Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens (2023)
- Analysis of Circulating Fatty Acid Profiles in Free-Ranging and Managed Care Marine Toads (Rhinella marina) with a Comparison of Whole-Blood Vial and Whole-Blood Dried Blood Spot Card Analyses , Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens (2022)
- Assessment of the effects of storage temperature on fatty acid analysis using dried blood spot cards from managed southern white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum): implications for field collection and nutritional care , PeerJ (2022)
- Characterizing Tissue Enzyme Activities in the Marine Toad (Rhinella marina) , Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery (2022)
- Comparative nutrient analysis of four species of cockroaches used as food for insectivores by life stage, species, and sex , Zoo Biology (2022)
- Comparison of Hematocrit and Biochemical Analytes among Two Point-of-Care Analyzers (EPOC and i-STAT Alinity v) and a Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in the African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) , Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens (2022)
- Comparison of Whole Blood Fatty Acid Profiles between Lionfish (Pterois spp.) in Wild and Managed Care Environments , Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens (2022)