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

GENERAL NUTRIENTS AND FEED STUFF

Carbohydrates

• This is the chief source of energy in case of wild animals.
• Ruminants like deer or giraffe or antelope make use of the complex carbohydrates subsequent to thebacterial actions in the rumen and the rumen microflora help the properdigestion of nutrients.
• Cereals, grains, roots, tubers and fruits have high carbohydrates.
• Fruits are rich in pentoses and hexoses, whereas the tubers andseeds are rich in glucose.