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Optimal Background Color for Head-Starting Northern River Terrapins (Batagur baska Gray, 1831)
SIMPLE SUMMARY: Substrate color is an important physical condition affecting the lifestyle of reared animals. However, no prior data are available regarding northern river terrapins. In this study, the terrapins were reared in five types of colored tanks (transparent, green, red, blue, and black) fo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7070442/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31991870 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10020207 |
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author | Jualaong, Suthep Thongprajukaew, Karun Ninwat, Santi Petchrit, Natchapong Khwanmaung, Suwandee Wattanakul, Wattana Tantipiriyakij, Thana Kanghae, Hirun |
author_facet | Jualaong, Suthep Thongprajukaew, Karun Ninwat, Santi Petchrit, Natchapong Khwanmaung, Suwandee Wattanakul, Wattana Tantipiriyakij, Thana Kanghae, Hirun |
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description | SIMPLE SUMMARY: Substrate color is an important physical condition affecting the lifestyle of reared animals. However, no prior data are available regarding northern river terrapins. In this study, the terrapins were reared in five types of colored tanks (transparent, green, red, blue, and black) for twelve weeks. Based on parameters assessing survival, growth, feed utilization, and health, the blue background is more suitable for rearing terrapins relative to other colored tanks. The findings from the current study could be applied to wall, pond, or aquaria decoration to support the head-starting programs of northern river terrapins before release to natural habitat, as well as in public displays, such as aquaria and zoos. ABSTRACT: Background color has significant effects on the lifestyles of various animal species. In this study, the effects of wall background color on growth, feed utilization, specific activity of gastric and pancreatic enzymes in fecal samples, fecal thermal properties, carapace elemental profile, and hematological parameters were investigated in northern river terrapin (Batagur baska Gray, 1831) in order to optimize the head-starting conditions. The terrapins (70.13 ± 0.04 g initial weight) were completely randomized into five types of colored tanks (transparent, green, red, blue, and black) and reared for twelve weeks. At the end of the experiment, tank color had no effect on survival and growth performance, but had significant effects on feeding rate, feed conversion ratio, and protein efficiency ratio (p < 0.05). Terrapins reared with black, red, or blue backgrounds had the highest feed utilization among the treatments. Among these three groups, analysis of specific activity of gastric and pancreatic enzymes in fecal samples and fecal thermal properties suggested improved digestive functionality in terrapins reared with a blue background relative to the other treatments. Carapace elemental composition and hematological parameters indicated no negative effects on health status of the terrapins reared with this optimal treatment. Findings from the current study support the head-starting program of northern river terrapins before release to natural habitats, and could also be applied in aquaria or zoos for public display. |
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spelling | pubmed-70704422020-03-19 Optimal Background Color for Head-Starting Northern River Terrapins (Batagur baska Gray, 1831) Jualaong, Suthep Thongprajukaew, Karun Ninwat, Santi Petchrit, Natchapong Khwanmaung, Suwandee Wattanakul, Wattana Tantipiriyakij, Thana Kanghae, Hirun Animals (Basel) Article SIMPLE SUMMARY: Substrate color is an important physical condition affecting the lifestyle of reared animals. However, no prior data are available regarding northern river terrapins. In this study, the terrapins were reared in five types of colored tanks (transparent, green, red, blue, and black) for twelve weeks. Based on parameters assessing survival, growth, feed utilization, and health, the blue background is more suitable for rearing terrapins relative to other colored tanks. The findings from the current study could be applied to wall, pond, or aquaria decoration to support the head-starting programs of northern river terrapins before release to natural habitat, as well as in public displays, such as aquaria and zoos. ABSTRACT: Background color has significant effects on the lifestyles of various animal species. In this study, the effects of wall background color on growth, feed utilization, specific activity of gastric and pancreatic enzymes in fecal samples, fecal thermal properties, carapace elemental profile, and hematological parameters were investigated in northern river terrapin (Batagur baska Gray, 1831) in order to optimize the head-starting conditions. The terrapins (70.13 ± 0.04 g initial weight) were completely randomized into five types of colored tanks (transparent, green, red, blue, and black) and reared for twelve weeks. At the end of the experiment, tank color had no effect on survival and growth performance, but had significant effects on feeding rate, feed conversion ratio, and protein efficiency ratio (p < 0.05). Terrapins reared with black, red, or blue backgrounds had the highest feed utilization among the treatments. Among these three groups, analysis of specific activity of gastric and pancreatic enzymes in fecal samples and fecal thermal properties suggested improved digestive functionality in terrapins reared with a blue background relative to the other treatments. Carapace elemental composition and hematological parameters indicated no negative effects on health status of the terrapins reared with this optimal treatment. Findings from the current study support the head-starting program of northern river terrapins before release to natural habitats, and could also be applied in aquaria or zoos for public display. MDPI 2020-01-26 /pmc/articles/PMC7070442/ /pubmed/31991870 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10020207 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Jualaong, Suthep Thongprajukaew, Karun Ninwat, Santi Petchrit, Natchapong Khwanmaung, Suwandee Wattanakul, Wattana Tantipiriyakij, Thana Kanghae, Hirun Optimal Background Color for Head-Starting Northern River Terrapins (Batagur baska Gray, 1831) |
title | Optimal Background Color for Head-Starting Northern River Terrapins (Batagur baska Gray, 1831) |
title_full | Optimal Background Color for Head-Starting Northern River Terrapins (Batagur baska Gray, 1831) |
title_fullStr | Optimal Background Color for Head-Starting Northern River Terrapins (Batagur baska Gray, 1831) |
title_full_unstemmed | Optimal Background Color for Head-Starting Northern River Terrapins (Batagur baska Gray, 1831) |
title_short | Optimal Background Color for Head-Starting Northern River Terrapins (Batagur baska Gray, 1831) |
title_sort | optimal background color for head-starting northern river terrapins (batagur baska gray, 1831) |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7070442/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31991870 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10020207 |
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