Konsumsi Pakan Asal Hewan pada Kukang (Nycticebus coucang) di Fasilitas Penangkaran, Pusat Studi Satwa Primata (PSSP) IPB
Walberto Sinaga, Dewi Apri Astuti, Entang Iskandar, Wirdateti ., Joko Pamungkas
Abstract
Abstract. As one of the conservation efforts, the Primate Research Center (PRC) of Bogor Agricultural University has been developing ex-situ captive breeding of coucangs (Nyticebus coucang) since 2005. This study aims to obtain data on the consumption of feed of animal origin by adults coucang during one year at PRC breeding facility. Animals were housed in six cages of the same size, while age was almost similiar. Each cage consists of 2 or 1 coucang with a total of ten animals. The animals originated from the island of Sumatra, and were adapted to captivity for three years. The type of feeds of animal origin were crickets (Gryllus mitratus), caterpillars (Tenebrio Molitor), silkworms (Bombyx mori), lizards (Cosymbotus platyurus) and grass lizards (Takydromus sexlineatus). Feeding behavior was carried out by using One Zero Sampling method. Nutritional composition of the experimental feeds were analyzed by proximate method. The results showed the average percentage of favorite by the coucang from most preferred to least preferred (low) were silkworms (Bombyx mori) with a value of (100%), crickets (91.6%), lizards (60%), grass lizards (59%), while feeds of animal origin which were less favored were hongkong worms (2,2%). Total consumption of dry feed of all insects given, amounted to 284.11 g/cage/day or approximately 84.94% with a high energy level of 5626.79 kcal/kg.
Key words: feed consumption, animal origin, N.coucang, captive breeding, nutrient
