INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 2

Dietary supplementation for captive asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

  • Author:
  • Vimalraj Padayatchiar Govindan1,*, Parag Madhukar Dhakate2, Ayush Uniyal3
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 531 to 532

1Wildlife Veterinary Officer Western CircleUttarakhand Forest DepartmentHaldwani - 263139 (Uttarakhand)

2Forest Conservator Western CircleUttarakhand Forest DepartmentHaldwani - 263139 (Uttarakhand)

3Wildlife Veterinary Officer Western CircleUttarakhand Forest DepartmentHaldwani - 263139 (Uttarakhand)

Western CircleUttarakhand Forest DepartmentHaldwani - 263139 (Uttarakhand)

*Corresponding author. E-mail: vemalrajpg@gmail.com

Online Published on 20 April, 2022.

Abstract

Eight female captive Asian Safari Elephants were fed specially prepared wheat and maize flour, horse gram, brown channa, oil, salt, jaggery, green and forest tree fodder and other supplements based on maintenance requirements. We determined the efficacy of feed and fodder and their nutritive targets, seasonal desires and feeding habits for better health and growth.

Keywords

Captive, Dietary, Elephas maximus, Supplementation