Grazer PelletsAB497
Scimitar-horned Oryx
Oryx dammah
Natuurlijk dieet Scimitar-horned Oryx
The scimitar-horned Oryx is a herbivorous grazer that has adapted to desert habitats. They can survive for up to 10 months without water since their kidneys prevent water loss through urination. Their natural diet often contains wild melons and Capparis to provide enough moisture.
Voedingsadvies Scimitar-horned Oryx
Voerhoeveelheid per dag
1-2.5%
Voorbeeld van procentberekening
If an animal weighs 160 kg and eats 2% of its body weight, it will get
160 x 0,02 = 3,2 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
10% Concentrates
90% Grass, alfalfa, roughage
Proportions (fresh product)
0,1 x 3,2 kg = 320 g concentrates
0,9 x 3,2 kg = 2.880 g grass, alfalfa, roughage
Voedingsadvies Scimitar-horned Oryx
Voerhoeveelheid per dag
1-2.5%
Voorbeeld van procentberekening
If an animal weighs 160 kg and eats 2% of its body weight, it will get
160 x 0,02 = 3,2 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
10% Concentrates
90% Grass, alfalfa, roughage
Proportions (fresh product)
0,1 x 3,2 kg = 320 g concentrates
0,9 x 3,2 kg = 2.880 g grass, alfalfa, roughage
Dieetadviezen
Aanbevolen
Grass hay
Salt lick
In moderation
Lucerne hay
Variety of browse (willow, aspen, birch, rowan)
Niet aanbevolen
Fruits
Protein rich products
Vegetables
Veelvoorkomende ziekten
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Chronic rumenitis
- Bloat
- Obesity
- Excessive hoof growth
Aanvullend advies
- Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least two feeding moments per day.
- Supplement the diet with ad libitum hay (read more about browsers and grazers).
- Feeding fruit might lead to abnormal fermentation in the hindgut because of high sugar levels (read more about nutritional values of (wild) fruits and vegetables).
- Stimulate foraging behaviour by hiding, stacking or hanging the feed (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).
Dieetadviezen
Aanbevolen
Grass hay
Salt lick
In moderation
Lucerne hay
Variety of browse (willow, aspen, birch, rowan)
Niet aanbevolen
Fruits
Protein rich products
Vegetables
Veelvoorkomende ziekten
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Chronic rumenitis
- Bloat
- Obesity
- Excessive hoof growth
