Zoo Animals

With many zoos and wildlife parks focused on captive breeding programmes, nutritional aspects on a wide range of mammals are being investigated. With assistance from zoos, we have produced products which provide essential nutrients to improve diets for carnivores and primates. We can also manufacture milk replacers from an exhaustive list of mammal species kept in zoos.

Herbivore Pellets

Herbivore Pellets are a high-fibre supplement, designed for exotic herbivores including antelope, deer, bison, camelids, rabbits, cavies & land tortoises.

Key Features

High fibre & low starch for good digestive function.
Essential nutrients - based on NRC guidelines for captive herbivores.
Low in oxalates - to assist with mineral absorption.
Balances hay & pasture diets.
Highly palatable plant-based formula.

Ingredients

Grass, clover, plant fibre, cereal meal, soy protein, lysine, methionine, mannan oligosaccharides, β-glucans, canola & linseed oils, omega-3 & 6 fatty acids, vitamins A, B₁,B₂,B₃,B₅,B₆,B₉,B₁₂,C, D₃,E,K, biotin, folic acid, choline, inositol, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine, selenium.

Analysis

Protein	14%
Fat	4%
Crude Fibre	22%
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)	40%
Starch (max)	10%
Calcium	1.0%
Phosphorus	0.5%
Vitamin E	250mg/kg
Total Oxalate	750mg/kg
Metabolisable Energy (ruminant)	8.5MJ/kg

Pack Sizes

5kg & 20kg.

Directions

Feed Herbivore Pellets as a supplement to pasture, hay and browse. Feed rate will depend on species, size, energy requirements and quality of other foods consumed. Introduce pellets gradually into the diet to avoid sudden digestive upset. Water intake may increase when feeding pellets, so always ensure that fresh water is available.

Feeding Guide

1 metric cup = approx. 150 grams of pellets

Body Weight (kg)	Pellets (g/day)	Body Weight (kg)	Pellets (g/day)
0.5	10	40	200
1	15	50	250
2	25	70	300
3	30	100	400
4	35	200	700
5	40	300	900
7	55	400	1200
10	70	500	1400
20	120	700	1800
30	170	1000	2300

Note: feed rates are based on pellets making up 20% of total energy intake.

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