Responses to Reduced Feeding Frequency in Captive-Born Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus): Implications for Behavioural and Physiological Stress and Gastrointestinal Health

SIMPLE SUMMARY: This study examined how offering larger quantities of food less frequently to better replicate their natural feeding pattern could affect the health of captive-born cheetahs. For three weeks, six hand-reared cheetahs were fed four once-daily meals per week, followed by three weeks in...

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Autores principales: Brown, Kelsey Lee, Ganswindt, André, Steenkamp, Gerhard, Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10486355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37685047
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13172783

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10486355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37685047
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13172783

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