Food and Feeding Behaviour of Cattle and Ponies in the New Forest, Hampshire

1987 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 369 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Putman ◽  
R. M. Pratt ◽  
J. R. Ekins ◽  
P. J. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Behaviour ◽  
Food And Feeding ◽  
New Forest

scholarly journals Food and feeding behaviour of Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus Peters) from Borna Reservoir of Maharashtra, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishwas Balasaheb Sakhare ◽  
Shivaji Gyanba Jetithor
Keyword(s):  
Food Analysis ◽  
Aquatic Insects ◽  
Feeding Behaviour ◽  
Oreochromis Mossambicus ◽  
Summer Season ◽  
Mozambique Tilapia ◽  
Food Items ◽  
Food And Feeding

The food analysis of 80 specimens of Oreochromis mossambicus collected from Borna Reservoir of Maharashtra, India revealed that the food  of juveniles mainly consisted of rotifers (35%), followed by copepods (30%), Chlorophyceae (20%), Bacillariophyceae (10%)  and aquatic insects (5%). While the food items recorded in the gut of adults were Chlorophyceae (40%), followed by Bacillariophyceae (30%), rotifers (15%), copepods (10%) and aquatic insects (5%). During present study it was found that the juveniles of O. mossamobicus mainly feed on zooplankton, and adults on phytoplankton. Intense feeding was noticed during summer season and juveniles were the active feeders.

scholarly journals Studies on the food and feeding behaviour of the Reedbuck Redunca Arundinum Boddaert, 1785 in the Kruger National Park

Koedoe ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hartmut Jungius
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Behaviour ◽  
National Park ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Food Species ◽  
Food And Feeding ◽  
Grazing Behaviour

Feeding behaviour of the reedbuck was observed near Pretoriuskop and in the Shawu vlei in the Kruger National Park from March 1967 to April 1968. Grazing behaviour, rumination, grazing sites and competition with other herbivores are discussed as well as an analysis of the food species.

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