ABSTRACT
The mink (Mustela vison) eats small mammals, fish, frogs, crayfish, insects, worms, and birds in the wild. Like the cat, its protein requirements are high-38% of dietary dry matter (DM) from weaning to 13 weeks of age, 22-26% for adult maintenance, 38% for gestation, and 46% for lactation.[5] Whether the mink shares the other unique metabolic features of the cat has not been determined.
