Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 1989 |
Authors: | Wynne, JE |
Journal: | Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine |
Volume: | 20 |
Date Published: | 1989 |
ISBN Number: | 10427260 |
Keywords: | Felidae, Panthera leo, Panthera pardus, Panthera tigris |
Abstract: | Four African lions (Panthera leo), four tigers (Panthera tigris), four puma (Felis concolor), and four leopards (Panthera pardus), with two males and two females of each species, were fed a premixed commercial diet. Amounts fed were limited and controlled, and feces were collected over 5 days. Proximate analyses were performed on the diet and feces to determine digestibility of ether extract, crude protein, crude fiber, and nitrogen-free extract. No significant differences (P > 0.05) were found among species or between sexes. It was concluded that the lack of significant differences in digestibility supports the assumption that a single diet may meet the needs of different species of Felidae. |
URL: | http://www.jstor.org/stable/20094917 |
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