Effects of diets of differing fiber contents on digestibility, passage rate of digesta and heat production in lesser mouse deer (Tragulus javanicus)
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The effects of different levels of dietary fiber on feed intake, digestibility, mean retention times of solute and particle and heat production were studied in twelve male lesser mouse deer (Tragulus javanicus). The animals were randomly assigned into four groups of three mouse deer each and fed on individual basis. Four diets, namely A, B, C and D were prepared in pellet forms. Each diet contained ~14% crude protein and ~18 kJ/g gross energy. The crude fiber contents of diet A, B, C and D were 4.2, 11.3, 16.8 and 22.5%, respectively. The results showed that the crude fiber intake of mouse deer was 1.4 ± 0.04, 3.8 ± 0.4, 5.8 ± 0.7 and 6.0 ± 0.6 g/kg W0.75/d fed diet A, B, C and D, respectively. Mouse deer fed diet D had significantly lower DM intake than those fed lower levels of fiber. The digestibility values of DM decreased gradually with increasing levels of fiber in the diet. The mean retention times (MRTs) of particles (~1.5 mm) in the reticulorumen were in the range of (19.0–22.9 h), with the shortest time for mouse deer fed diet D. However mouse deer fed diet C and D showed significant shorter solute MRT in the reticulorumen (17.1–18.5 h) when compared to mouse deer fed lower fiber diets (21.4–21.9 h). The selectivity factor in the reticulorumen was in the range of 1.04–1.18, indicating the mouse deer to be a ‘moose-type’ ruminant. Fiber levels had no significant effect on water intake of mouse deer. Heat production tended to decrease with increasing levels of fiber (448.3–435.7 kJ/kg W0.75/d) but differences among the mouse deer fed the four diets were not significant.
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