Publications
Below is a partial listing of Dr. Dierenfeld's published works. As you can see from this listing, she is a highly qualified exotic animal nutritionist. The Sugar Glider Foundation is very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Dr. Dierenfeld, PhD.
- Evaluation of three popular diets fed to pet sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps): Intake, digestion and nutrient balance.
Dierenfeld ES, Whitehouse-Tedd KM. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr. 2017;00:1–16. - Effect of dietary soluble fiber on fecal microbiota in the sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps): a pilot study.
Solden, L., E.S. Dierenfeld, and K. Wrighton. 2015. Proc. AZA Nutr. Advis. Group Conf., Portland, OR. - Trace Element Distribution in Selected Edible Tissues of Zebu (Bos indicus) Cattle Slaughtered at Jimma, SW Ethiopia.
Dermauw V, Lopéz Alonso M, Duchateau L, Du Laing G, Tolosa T, Dierenfeld E, Clauss M, Janssens GP. - Nutritional and physical characteristics of commercial hand-feeding formulas for parrots.
Cornejo J, Dierenfeld ES, Bailey CA, Brightsmith DJ. - Structural and functional comparison of the proboscis between tapirs and other extant and extinct vertebrates.
Milewski AV, Dierenfeld ES. - IOD in rhinos--nutrition group report: Report from the Nutrition Working Group of the International Workshop on Iron Overload Disorder in Browsing Rhinoceros (February 2011).
Clauss M, Dierenfeld E, Goff J, Klasing K, Koutsos L, Lavin S, Livingston S, Nielson B, Schlegel M, Sullivan K, Valdes E, Ward A. - Avian iron storage disease: variations on a common theme?
Klasing KC, Dierenfeld ES, Koutsos EA. - Diet manipulation as treatment for elevated serum iron parameters in captive raggiana bird of paradise (Paradisaea raggiana).
Helmick KE, Kendrick EL, Dierenfeld ES. - Supplemental iodine as a key to reproduction in pandas?
Milewski AV, Dierenfeld ES. - Predicted metabolizable energy density and amino acid profile of the crop contents of free-living scarlet macaw chicks (Ara macao).
Cornejo J, Dierenfeld ES, Bailey CA, Brightsmith DJ. - An investigation into the chemical composition of alternative invertebrate prey.
Oonincx DG, Dierenfeld ES. - Replacing the enzyme alpha-L-iduronidase at birth ameliorates symptoms in the brain and periphery of dogs with mucopolysaccharidosis type I.
Dierenfeld AD, McEntee MF, Vogler CA, Vite CH, Chen AH, Passage M, Le S, Shah S, Jens JK, Snella EM, Kline KL, Parkes JD, Ware WA, Moran LE, Fales-Williams AJ, Wengert JA, Whitley RD, Betts DM, Boal AM, Riedesel EA, Gross W, Ellinwood NM, Dickson PI. - Dietary impact on circulating glucose profiles in the white rhinoceros.
Berkeley EV, Linklater WL, Dierenfeld ES. - Health assessment of American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus palliatus) in Georgia and South Carolina.
Carlson-Bremer D, Norton TM, Gilardi KV, Dierenfeld ES, Winn B, Sanders FJ, Cray C, Oliva M, Chen TC, Gibbs SE, Sepúlveda MS, Johnson CK. - Early versus late treatment of spinal cord compression with long-term intrathecal enzyme replacement therapy in canine mucopolysaccharidosis type I.
Dickson PI, Hanson S, McEntee MF, Vite CH, Vogler CA, Mlikotic A, Chen AH, Ponder KP, Haskins ME, Tippin BL, Le SQ, Passage MB, Guerra C, Dierenfeld A, Jens J, Snella E, Kan SH, Ellinwood NM. - Survey of minerals and fat-soluble vitamins in captive black and white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata).
Crawford GC, Puschner B, Dierenfeld ES, Dunker F. - Analysis of nutrient concentrations in the diet, serum, and urine of giraffe from surveyed North American zoological institutions.
Sullivan K, van Heugten E, Ange-van Heugten K, Poore MH, Dierenfeld ES, Wolfe B. - Intake and digestion of horned guan Oreophasis derbianus diets measured in three Mexican zoos.
Tovar G, Cornejo J, Macek M, Dierenfeld ES. - Serum concentrations of calcium, phosphorus, and 25-hydroxyvitamin d in captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana).
Miller M, Chen TC, Holick MF, Mikota S, Dierenfeld E. - Determining nitrogen requirements of Aceros and Buceros hornbills.
Foeken SG, de Vries M, Hudson E, Sheppard CD, Dierenfeld ES. - Proportion of soft tissue in selected bone cuts fed primarily as enrichments to large carnivores.
Felicetti L, Kearney CC, Woodward L, Dierenfeld ES. - Feeding behavior and nutrition of the african pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris).
Dierenfeld ES. - Feeding behavior and nutrition of the sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps).
Dierenfeld ES. - Does taurine deficiency cause metabolic bone disease and rickets in polar bear cubs raised in captivity?
Chesney RW, Hedberg GE, Rogers QR, Dierenfeld ES, Hollis BE, Derocher A, Andersen M. - Health assessment of free-ranging alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) in Georgia and Florida.
Chaffin K, Norton TM, Gilardi K, Poppenga R, Jensen JB, Moler P, Cray C, Dierenfeld ES, Chen T, Oliva M, Origgi FC, Gibbs S, Mazzaro L, Mazet J. - Fatty acid status in captive and free-ranging black rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis).
Clauss M, Dierenfeld ES, Bigley KE, Wang Y, Ghebremeskel K, Hatt JM, Flach EJ, Behlert O, Castell JC, Streich WJ, Bauer JE. - Quantification of Enterobacteriaceae in faeces of captive black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) in relation to dietary tannin supplementation.
Clauss M, Wittenbrink MM, Castell JC, Kienzle E, Dierenfeld ES, Flach EJ, Macgregor SK, Hoppe T, Hummel J, Streich WJ, Hatt JM. - Nutritional quality of gorilla diets: consequences of age, sex, and season.
Rothman JM, Dierenfeld ES, Hintz HF, Pell AN. - The influence of dietary tannin supplementation on digestive performance in captive black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis).
Clauss M, Castell JC, Kienzle E, Dierenfeld ES, Flach EJ, Behlert O, Ortmann S, Streich WJ, Hummel J, Hatt JM. - Taurine and zoo felids: considerations of dietary and biological tissue concentrations.
Hedberg GE, Dierenfeld ES, Rogers QR. - Mineral absorption in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) as compared with the domestic horse.
Clauss M, Castell JC, Kienzle E, Schramel P, Dierenfeld ES, Flach EJ, Behlert O, Streich WJ, Hummel J, Hatt JM. - History and dietary husbandry of pangolins in captivity.
Yang CW, Chen S, Chang CY, Lin MF, Block E, Lorentsen R, Chin JS, Dierenfeld ES. - Blood values in free-ranging nesting leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) on the coast of the Republic of Gabon.
Deem SL, Dierenfeld ES, Sounguet GP, Alleman AR, Cray C, Poppenga RH, Norton TM, Karesh WB. - Antioxidant status of faeces of captive black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) in relation to dietary tannin supplementation.
Clauss M, Pellegrini N, Castell JC, Kienzle E, Dierenfeld ES, Hummel J, Flach EJ, Streich WJ, Hatt JM. - Digestion coefficients achieved by the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), a large browsing hindgut fermenter.
Clauss M, Castell JC, Kienzle E, Dierenfeld ES, Flach EJ, Behlert O, Ortmann S, Streich WJ, Hummel J, Hatt JM. - Macromineral absorption in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) compared with the domestic horse.
Clauss M, Castell JC, Kienzle E, Schramel P, Dierenfeld ES, Flach EJ, Behlert O, Hatt JM, Streich WJ, Hummel J. - Nutritional chemistry of foods eaten by gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.
Rothman JM, Dierenfeld ES, Molina DO, Shaw AV, Hintz HF, Pell AN. - Plant choice in the construction of night nests by gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.
Rothman JM, Pell AN, Dierenfeld ES, McCann CM. - Studies on digestive physiology and feed digestibilities in captive Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis).
Clauss M, Polster C, Kienzle E, Wiesner H, Baumgartner K, von Houwald F, Ortmann S, Streich WJ, Dierenfeld ES. - Tannin-binding salivary proteins in three captive rhinoceros species.
Clauss M, Gehrke J, Hatt JM, Dierenfeld ES, Flach EJ, Hermes R, Castell J, Streich WJ, Fickel J. - Increased TNF-alpha expression in cultured mouse embryos exposed to teratogenic concentrations of glucose.
Torchinsky A, Brokhman I, Shepshelovich J, Orenstein H, Savion S, Zaslavsky Z, Koifman M, Dierenfeld H, Fein A, Toder V. - Diet composition and blood values of captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) fed either supplemented meat or commercial food preparations.
Bechert U, Mortenson J, Dierenfeld ES, Cheeke P, Keller M, Holick M, Chen TC, Rogers Q. - Fat soluble vitamins in blood and tissues of free-ranging and captive rhinoceros.
Clauss M, Jessup DA, Norkus EB, Chen TC, Holick MF, Streich WJ, Dierenfeld ES. - Essential fatty acid profiles differ across diets and browse of black rhinoceros.
Grant JB, Brown DL, Dierenfeld ES. - Role of excessive maternal iron in the pathogenesis of congenital leukoencephalomalacia in captive black rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis).
Paglia DE, Kenny DE, Dierenfeld ES, Tsu IH. - Plasma fat-soluble vitamin and mineral concentrations in relation to diet in captive pteropodid bats.
Dierenfeld ES, Seyjagat J. - Digestion of selected foods by Yunnan snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus bieti (Colobinae).
Kirkpatrick RC, Zou RJ, Dierenfeld ES, Zhou HW. - Susceptibility of yak (Bos grunniens) to copper deficiency.
Clauss M, Dierenfeld ES. - Fiber digestion in the African white-bellied hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris): a preliminary evaluation.
Graffam WS, Fitzpatrick MP, Dierenfeld ES. - Health evaluation of free-ranging guanaco (Lama guanicoe).
Karesh WB, Uhart MM, Dierenfeld ES, Braselton WE, Torres A, House C, Puche H, Cook RA. - Immobilization and health assessment of free-ranging black spider monkeys (Ateles paniscus chamek).
Karesh WB, Wallace RB, Painter RL, Rumiz D, Braselton WE, Dierenfeld ES, Puche H. - Captive wild animal nutrition: a historical perspective.
Dierenfeld ES. - The western lowland gorilla diet has implications for the health of humans and other hominoids.
Popovich DG, Jenkins DJ, Kendall CW, Dierenfeld ES, Carroll RW, Tariq N, Vidgen E. - Plasma alpha-tocopherol, beta-carotene, and lipid levels in semi-free-ranging Przewalski horses (Equus przewalskii).
Dierenfeld ES, Hoppe PP, Woodford MH, Krilov NP, Klimov VV, Yasinetskaya NI. - Mineral and phytochemical influences on foliage selection by the proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus).
Yeager CP, Silver SC, Dierenfeld ES. - Hemosiderosis and dietary iron in birds.
Dierenfeld ES, Pini MT, Sheppard CD. - Vitamin E in exotics: effects, evaluation and ecology.
Dierenfeld ES. - Vitamins E and A, and proximate composition of whole mice and rats used as feed.
Douglas TC, Pennino M, Dierenfeld ES. - Dietary intake, food composition and nutrient intake in wild and captive populations of Daubentonia madagascariensis.
Sterling EJ, Dierenfeld ES, Ashbourne CJ, Feistner AT. - Vitamin E in cranes: reference ranges and nutrient interactions.
Dierenfeld ES, Sheppard CD, Langenberg J, Mirande C, Spratt J, Dein FJ. - Effect of gamma irradiation on alpha-tocopherol levels in ruminant blood samples.
Dierenfeld ES, McGuire JT. - Circulating plasma alpha-tocopherol following a single injection in a black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis).
Dierenfeld ES, Citino SB. - Plasma alpha-tocopherol, retinol, cholesterol, and mineral concentrations in captive gorillas.
McGuire JT, Dierenfeld ES, Poppenga RH, Brazelton WE. - Vitamin E in captive and wild black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis).
Dierenfeld ES, du Toit R, Miller RE. - Utilization of bamboo by the giant panda.
Dierenfeld ES, Hintz HF, Robertson JB, Van Soest PJ, Oftedal OT.