KITCHEN PUZZLE What does a nutritionist need to keep in mind when formulating feeds for the wide range of species kept on a game ranch?
When feeding wild animals it is not that simple – there is very little data available on nutrient requirements specifically for different wild animals, bar a few research articles done by individual researchers and veterinarians from zoos and other institutions.
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How do we successfully create animal feeds suitable for the animals that fall in this very large category? Comparative nutrition is the answer.
Comparative nutritionists are nutritionists that are trained to use data from animals similar to the species of animal in question and formulate or design a feed suitable for the other species. For example, to formulate a diet for the African buffalo or the American bison, data taken from the Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle (2016) will be used as a comparative guide.
Nutrition
Nutrition in its core is actually a puzzle comprising of five
