RATE OF FEEDING AND ENERGY-REQUIREMENTS OF CISCAUCASIAN HAMSTER IN DIFFERENT PERIODS OF ITS VITAL ACTIVITY

Citation
Mrd. Magomedov et Kz. Omarov, RATE OF FEEDING AND ENERGY-REQUIREMENTS OF CISCAUCASIAN HAMSTER IN DIFFERENT PERIODS OF ITS VITAL ACTIVITY, Russian journal of ecology, 25(4), 1994, pp. 261-266
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Ecology
Journal title
ISSN journal
10674136
Volume
25
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
261 - 266
Database
ISI
SICI code
1067-4136(1994)25:4<261:ROFAEO>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The amount of consumption of various types of foods in captivity varie s from 5.0 to 24.0 g of dry matter a day per one individual and depend s an the animals' condition and the quality of the foods given to them . In this case, the absolute amounts of consumption of the same foods and the absolute energy requirements for young animals are 2.6-4.5 tim es lower while the relative amounts of food consumption and energy req uirements (figured per 100 g of body weight) are 1.1-1.7 rimes higher than for adults. Such a high relative level of feeding of the young pr ovides them with the necessary rate of weight gain and fat accumulatio n during the short period of summer activity, which is a specific adap tation to the conditions of a mountain climate.