VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

FEEDING STRATEGIES IN CASE OF WILD ANIMALS

• Otters, badgers, pelicans, penguins, gharials, dolphins, ferrets, pole cats, mink etc. are often fed with fishes.
• Hence, more care needs to be taken while feeding the fish to the wild animals.
• Rotten fish or fish with more pungent smell are to be avoided. Gill regions in the fishes need to be examined for the freshness.
• Avoid the feeding of fishes like carps and herring that contain the enzyme termed thiamenase since this may destroy the thiamine in the diet.
• Cooked fish or fishes like butter fish and mackerel may be used. Usage of oily fish like herring in fish meal may lead to the oxidation of vitamin A and E in the diet.
• Wide trays may be used for feeding of species like star tortoises