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herpracticalconsiderations

y andfeedshouldbeofferedona concrete

d orin livestocktroughsorbins.Donotfeed

ctlyontheground(soil).

o reducecompetitionforfoodit is advisable

mplementindividualfeedingspotsorenough

dingspaceat communalfeeders.Allowforat

st twoanimallengthsbetweenfeedingbowls.

argecementfeedingtroughs/bowlsmustbe

enoughfortheanimals’requiredintake,and

vyenoughthattheanimalscan’tmovethem

und.

ndrememberto ensurefreshdrinkingwater

vailableat alltimes.■

Foranyassistancein designingorobtaining

feedfortheseanimals,contact

CraigShepstone:[email protected]

Formoreinformationonnutritionpublishedin previous

issuesofWildlifeRanchingmagazine,accessthedigital

editionofthepublication:scantheQRcodeorvisit

http://www.zinio.com/za/wildlife-ranching-magazine-m4227

Sources

Stevens, C.E., & Hume, I.D. (2004). Comparative
physiology of the vertebrate digestive system (Second
Edition). Cambridge University Press.

Van Hoven, W. (1978). Digestion Physiology in the stomach
complex and hindgut of the hippopotamus (Hippopotamus
amphibius). South African Journal of Wildlife Research.
8,59-64.

Bothma, J. du P., and J.G. du Toit (Eds). 2016. Game
ranch management. Sixth edition. Van Schaik, Pretoria.

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It’s critical that ingestion of sand

be avoided, as this could cause

colic in rhinoceros.

Photo © Andrea Izzotti

Concrete feeding bowls that can't

be moved around are ideal.

Photo © Quintus Strauss