کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2413312 1551898 2009 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Feeding Behavior and Nutrition of the Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت علوم و ابزار دامپزشکی دامپزشکی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Feeding Behavior and Nutrition of the Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)
چکیده انگلیسی
Despite the sugar glider's popularity as a pet and a long-term history of captive management in zoologic institutions, little is known concerning their specific nutritional requirements, apart from low basal energy and protein needs. Sugar gliders feed on plant and insect exudates-saps, gums, nectar, manna, honeydew, and lerp-as energy sources and rely on pollen and arthropods for dietary protein. Captive diets based on nutritionally balanced, commercially available products developed for other species, with added produce, have been fed successfully in zoo and private glider colonies, but these diets may not promote optimal gut function or feeding behaviors. Diets commonly fed by private owners were examined in feeding trials and were found to be highly digestible, but contained excess protein that was likely imbalanced in amino acids, as well as in calcium and phosphorus, because of improper supplementation. Suggestions are outlined for areas of relevant research to improve nutritional husbandry of sugar gliders.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice - Volume 12, Issue 2, May 2009, Pages 209-215
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