Guidelines for The Development of Nutrients for Serow in Captive: A Case Study of Chemical Composition and Feed Intake for Captive Serow (capricornis milneedwardsii) in Chiang Mai Night Safari
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The objective of this research was to study the chemical composition and feed intake for captive serow (Capricornis milneedwardsii) in Chiang Mai Night Safari. Experimental dietary feed there were pisang awak banana, sweet corn, pangola hay, chinese water convolvulus, and maize plants. The chemical composition analysis by proximate analysis and Van Soest methods and daily feed intake was recorded to determine the dry matter intake. The experimental designs were completely randomized designs (CRD). The Nine serows (5 years old and weighing 60.33±5 kg 90-day trial period) in Chiang Mai Night Safari. The results showed that sweet corn was the valuable organic matter that was significantly higher than all groups (P<0.001) and pangola hay has lower amounts of crude protein and ether extract than all groups statistically significant (P<0.001). In addition, consider the amount of nutrient intake of serow. It was found that serow had a higher feed intake of dry matter intake, organic matter intake, and crude fiber intake, of maize plants was the highest than all groups are the significance (P<0.001). The serow can use feed as a source of energy and utilize it for their livelihood growth than any other feed It also has a lower cost of feed than other types of feed as well. Therefore, maize plants are suitable for use as a feed source for raising serow in captives for the conservation of serow in Thailand.
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