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Table 2 Summary of diets for n = 8 female southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) at the North Carolina Zoo1

From: Effects of age, seasonality, and reproductive status on the gut microbiome of Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) at the North Carolina zoo

 

Summer Daily Diet

(kg)

Winter Daily Diet

(kg)

Age Class

Mazuri® WH2 Hi-Fiber Pellet

Timothy Hay

Mazuri® WH2 Hi-Fiber Pellet

Timothy Hay

Juvenile

0.68

0

0.68

0

Subadult

1.36

4.53

1.36

18.03

Adult

1.36

4.53

1.36

18.03

  1. 1Pasture available ad libitum
  2. 2WH- Wild Herbivore (Mazuri®, St. Louis, MO, USA)
  3. 3Approximately
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Animal Microbiome

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