EFFECT OF GRASS TAIWAN (Pennisetum purpureum) AND RAMON (Brosimum alicastrum) SILAGE SUPPLEMENTATION ON CHANGE OF BODY WEIGHT AND BLOOD VARIABLES IN COLLARED PECCARY (Pecarí tajacu) IN CAPTIVITY

EFFECT OF GRASS TAIWAN (Pennisetum purpureum) AND RAMON (Brosimum alicastrum) SILAGE SUPPLEMENTATION ON CHANGE OF BODY WEIGHT AND BLOOD VARIABLES IN COLLARED PECCARY (Pecarí tajacu) IN CAPTIVITY

In order to evaluate the weight changes, level of hematocrit and serum total protein to supplement the diet of collared peccaries (Pecari tajacu) with a silage mixture of grass Taiwan (Pennisetum purpureum) and Ramon (Brosimum alicastrum) a voluntary consumption test was performed for five weeks. Us...

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Main Authors: D. Borges, R. Montes, L. Sarmiento-Franco, F. Solorio-Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2014-08-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Subjects:
Fodder, hematocrit, Pecari tajacu, silage, total protein, weight
Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/2032

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