Feed preferences and recipe alternatives for alpacas in a Hungarian zoo

A. Prágai; A.K. Molnár; J. Pekli; R. Veprik; GY. Huszár; Á. Bodnár

Feed preferences and recipe alternatives for alpacas in a Hungarian zoo

In: Fibre production in South American camelids and other fibre animals

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A. Prágai

A. Prágai ¹International Development and Tropical Department, Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary; bodnar.akos@mkk.szie.hu

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A.K. Molnár

A.K. Molnár ²Research Institute for Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Gödöllő Research Institute, Isaszegi u. 200, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary

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J. Pekli

J. Pekli ¹International Development and Tropical Department, Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary; bodnar.akos@mkk.szie.hu

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R. Veprik

R. Veprik ³Szeged Zoo, Cserepes sor 47, 6725 Szeged, Hungary

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GY. Huszár

GY. Huszár ¹International Development and Tropical Department, Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary; bodnar.akos@mkk.szie.hu

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Á. Bodnár

Á. Bodnár ¹International Development and Tropical Department, Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary; bodnar.akos@mkk.szie.hu

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3920/9789086867271_024

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A feed preference trial was done with four alpacas (1 male and 3 female) in Szeged Zoo, Hungary. Alpacas in Hungarian zoos have adapted well to the local climate, and also show very good results in reproduction. Feeding of these animals is based on local forages, but unexpected feeding problems appear in many cases according to the energy and protein needs. Alpacas are usually fed by wet feeds and forages (apple and other fruits, carrot, cabbage, available fresh feeds) and additionally horse fodder in the local zoos. But it does not completely satisfy the nutrient and protein needs of these animals. Results show that the feeding of alpacas can be based on local forages. Alpacas are thought to particularly like the fresh or wilted feed, and the different kinds of hays were also appreciated by the animals. Based on the results of preferences trials and nutritional parameters, alfalfa hay and grass hay are the basic forage throughout the year. Additionally, in each season there are different additional feeds (e.g. Sudan grass and other fresh forages in spring; apple and cabbage in summer; sugar beet and red beet in autumn; apple, carrot and cabbage in winter, etc.). By harmonising the nutritional parameters of the different forages and the nutritional needs of alpacas, a specific alpaca recipe for zoos can be made.

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Fibre production in South American camelids and other fibre animals

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