Responses of Timor Deer (Cervus timorensis de Blainville 1822) to Silage Feeds for Animal Development and Conservation of Wild Life Animals In Captive Breeding Area
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- Timor deer (Cervus timorensis); silage; elephant grass; rice straw; maize straw; oil palm leaf; captive breeding
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A research has been conducted to analyze the quality of silage feed, determine the eating behavior of Timor deer, Evaluation of the level of consumption and palatability of silage feed of a captive breeding area for Timor deer (Cervus timorensis) at Wosu Village, Bungku Barat District, Morowali District, Central Sulawesi Province from June to August, 2022. Three of Timor deer were used in this study with a body weight range of 25–50 kg. The study starting with the making of silage feed by using rice straw silage, maize straw silage and oil palm leaf silage. The Making of silage using brown sugar and 3% rice bran, with the ensilage process lasting for 21 days. Silage feed quality were determined based on physical and chemical characteristics (nutrient content). The response of the adaptation behavior of the Timor deer is gradual, so technically the observation have done by giving silage feed which is given gradually in the morning and evening before fresh forage is served. Feeding behavior was analyzed descriptively based on observations during the preliminary stage and data collection. Measurement of daily consumption with silage feed palatability index was carried out by feeding experiments consisting of P1: 30% rice straw silage and 70% elephant grass, P2: 40% maize straw silage and 60% elephant grass; P3: 50% palm leaf silage and 50% elephant grass. Analysis of the palatability of Timor deer to alternative feed (silage) using Manly's Alpha (Manly 1972; Chesson 1978). Feed consumption was measured every day to determine the average daily consumption of Timor deer including consumption of fresh elephant grass and consumption of silage feed. The results showed that the quality of silage feed is the good category based on physical and chemical characteristics. Timor deer in captive provide a positive and adaptive feeding behavior response to silage feed. Palatability index analysis showed that Timor deer tended to like more maize straw silage and oil palm leaf silage compared with the rice straw silage feed.
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TY - CONF AU - M. S. Arifuddin AU - Damry AU - M. Mangun AU - Mirajuddin AU - Mobius Tanari PY - 2024 DA - 2024/01/24 TI - Responses of Timor Deer (Cervus timorensis de Blainville 1822) to Silage Feeds for Animal Development and Conservation of Wild Life Animals In Captive Breeding Area BT - Proceedings of the 2nd International Interdisciplinary Conference on Environmental Sciences and Sustainable Developments 2022 Environment and Sustainable Development (IICESSD-ESD 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 182 EP - 188 SN - 2468-5747 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-334-4_31 DO - 10.2991/978-94-6463-334-4_31 ID - Arifuddin2024 ER -