Responses to Reduced Feeding Frequency in Captive-Born Cheetahs (<i>Acinonyx jubatus</i>): Implications for Behavioural and Physiological Stress and Gastrointestinal Health

Responses to Reduced Feeding Frequency in Captive-Born Cheetahs (<i>Acinonyx jubatus</i>): Implications for Behavioural and Physiological Stress and Gastrointestinal Health

Unnatural diet composition and frequent feeding regimes may play an aetiological role in the multiple diseases prevalent in captive cheetahs. This study investigated the responses of captive-born (hand-reared) cheetahs (<i>n</i> = 6) to a reduced feeding frequency schedule distinguished...

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Main Authors: Kelsey Lee Brown, André Ganswindt, Gerhard Steenkamp, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan Tordiffe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
cheetah
captive diet
wildlife husbandry
gastrointestinal health
stress
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/17/2783

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