Carolyne Assis Eigenheer Pinke Testa, Patrícia Sammarco Rosa, Thiago Ferla Novais de Castro, Maria Márcia Pereira Sartori, Alícia Giolo Hippólito, Priscylla Tatiana Chalfun Guimarães-Okamoto, Alessandra Melchert
The study aimed to evaluate metabolic parameters, nutrient intake, and absorption of two diets formulated for Dasypus novemcinctus armadillos under human care. Were studied two diets: D1-a diet with dry dog food, ground beef, and boiled chicken egg with shells; D2-a diet with the same ingredients as D1, with added banana and papaya. Both are mixed in water. The parameters analyzed were body weight (BW), weight gain (WG), maintenance energy requirement (MER), Lee index, biometrics, body condition score, glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol, and cholesterol fractions for eight male armadillos...
August 16, 2023: Zoo Biology