| Autor: |
Castellaro GL; Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago 8820808, Chile., Orellana CL; Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago 8820808, Chile., Escanilla JP; Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago 8820808, Chile., Fuentes-Allende N; INIA Ururi, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Arica 1001219, Chile., González BA; Faculty of Forest Sciences and Nature Conservation, University of Chile, Santiago 8820808, Chile. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI [Animals (Basel)] 2024 Jun 18; Vol. 14 (12). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 18. |
| DOI: |
10.3390/ani14121814 |
| Abstrakt: |
The success of conservation programs for the taruka ( Hippocamelus antisensis d'Orbigny), an endemic and endangered deer, depends on many factors, highlighting anthropogenic and ecological effects. Among the latter, how this herbivore interacts with forage resources is important. The objective of the study was to describe the main attributes of the diet of this deer in rangelands adjacent to agricultural areas of the foothills of the Tarapacá Region, Chile. The botanical composition of the diet (BCD) was determined by microhistology of feces and fecal nitrogen (NF, %) was measured in two contrasting seasons (rainy summer and dry winter). From the BCD and FN, their relative diversity (J) and crude protein percentage were estimated. In the BCD, Medicago sativa dominated (27.6 ± 8.2% vs. 53.9 ± 9.2%, in rainy summer and dry end winter, respectively), followed by herbaceous dicots (46.2 ± 9.4% vs. 19.4 ± 8.7%) and shrubby species (21.5 ± 7.8% vs. 23.4 ± 7.0%), from rangelands. The contribution of grasses and graminoid species was low, not exceeding 3% and 0.4% of the diet, respectively, with no differences between seasons of the year. Intake of horticultural crop species was marginal (1.3 ± 1.3%), being detected only in the wet season. Diet relative diversity was higher during the wet period (0.75 ± 0.07) compared to the dry period (0.58 ± 0.06), since in the first period it was possible to find a greater number of palatable species. There were no significant differences in the FN attributed to the time of the year (average of 1.8 ± 0.19%), which indicates that the diet of this deer would be stable in terms of its protein quality. These FN levels estimate sufficient dietary protein content to satisfy maintenance and early pregnancy, but these could be limiting during late gestation and lactation. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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