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Title: EFFECTS OF PREFERENCE AND NUTRITIONAL VALUES OF LOCAL BAMBOO TOWARDS GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF CAPTIVE GIANT PANDAS (AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA) IN ZOO NEGARA, MALAYSIA
Authors: INIRAH CHE ISHAK
JEFFRINE J. ROVIE-RYAN
MAT NAIM RAMLI
LI CAIWU
YANG HAIDI
AHMAD NIZAM ZAINUDIN
AKMAL HADI SAMSUDDIN
MOHAMED FITRI MOHAMAD YUSOFF
AZRENNIZAM IBRAHIM
EDDIE AZWAR ABDULLAH
NOORMAH MIW ABDULLAH
RAHMAT TOPANI
Keywords: Captive giant panda
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
local bamboo
food preferences
nutritional values
Issue Date: 2016
Publisher: Journal of Sustainability Science and Management
Abstract: Two captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) were observed for nutritional preferences over a period of seven months from 21st May until 31st December 2014 at the Zoo Negara Malaysia. Nutritional analyses were conducted on six local bamboo species which were fed to both pandas. It is evident in the present study that they prefer the culms of Dendrocalamus asper followed by culms of Bambusa vulgaris and bamboo leaves from Dendrocalamus asper, Bambusa vulgaris f. waminii and Thyrsostachys seamensis. Their preferences towards these local bamboo species correspond to the different nutrient values which contained high fbre in the culms and high protein and fat in the leaves. The overall feeding behaviour were well established and the growth performances were satisfactory suggesting that they have successfully adapted to the feeding regime. The pandas were observed to be in good health, active and alert with these bamboo diets throughout the study period
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6980
ISSN: 18238556
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