Comparison of Estimated Wild Giant Anteater (Myrmecopahaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758) Diets with Commercial Diets for Insectivores: Implications for Anteater Health

被引:2
作者
Bissell, Heidi [1 ,7 ]
Alves, Mario H. [2 ]
Yogui, Debora R. [2 ,3 ]
Colburn, Margarita Woc [4 ]
Desbiez, Arnaud L. J. [2 ,5 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, 3605 E Bougainvillea Ave, Tampa, FL 33612 USA
[2] Inst Conservacao Anim Silvestres ICAS, Rua Licuala 622, BR-79046150 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
[3] Nashville Zoo, 3777 Nolensville Pike, Nashville, TN 37211 USA
[4] Arizona Ctr Nat Conservat, Phoenix Zoo, 455 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008 USA
[5] Inst Pesquisas Ecol IPE, Rd Dom Pedro I Km 47, BR-12960000 Nazare Paulista, SP, Brazil
[6] Royal Zool Soc Scotland RZSS, Edinburgh EH12 6TS, Scotland
[7] Disneys Anim Sci & Environm, 1200 N Savannah Circle, Bay Lake, FL 32830 USA
来源
ANIMALS | 2023年 / 13卷 / 23期
关键词
nutrition; Pilosa; wildlife; Xenarthra; VITAMIN-K; PHOSPHORUS; TERMITES; TAMANDUA; CALCIUM;
D O I
10.3390/ani13233606
中图分类号
S8 [畜牧、 动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];
学科分类号
0905 ;
摘要
Using the stomach contents of 24 wild road-killed giant anteaters as proxies for their diet, we found that estimated wild diets were much lower in calcium (about ten times less) and phosphorus compared with manufactured feeds commonly fed to anteaters under human care. Indicators of soil consumption, such as ash, iron, and manganese were higher in the stomach contents than in either wild termites or manufactured diets, likely due to high levels of soil ingestion during feeding in the wild. Protein and fat levels in insects, stomach contents, and commercial diets all met carnivore recommendations. Both giant anteaters and tamanduas in managed care often develop hypercalcemia, perhaps because these taxa have an enhanced ability to retain calcium allowing them to survive on such low calcium diets. Results from this study indicate that, for anteaters in managed care, it is important to keep dietary calcium and vitamins D and K within recommended levels to prevent nutritional diseases such as hyper- and hypocalcemia and vitamin K deficiency.
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