Cassowary

Casuarius spp.

Natuurlijk dieet Cassowary

Cassowaries are omnivorous flightless birds. Their diet primarily consists of fruits and seeds. Occasionally, they may also consume insects or small animals like snails, lizards, and rodents.

Fruits

Grain / seeds

Insects

Voedingsadvies Cassowary

Voerhoeveelheid per dag

5-20%

Voorbeeld van procentberekening

Als een dier 50 kg weegt en 10% van zijn lichaamsgewicht eet, krijgt het

50 x 0,1 = 5 kg voer in totaal per dag

Voedersamenstelling

5% Concentraten
45% Bladgroenten en kolen
45% Andere groenten
5% Overig

Verhoudingen (vers product)

0,05 x 5 kg = 250 g concentraten
0,45 x 5 kg = 2.250 g bladgroenten en kolen
0,45 x 5 kg = 2.250 g andere groenten
0,05 x 5 kg = 250 g overig

Voedingsadvies Cassowary

Voerhoeveelheid per dag

5-20%

Voorbeeld van procentberekening

Als een dier 50 kg weegt en 10% van zijn lichaamsgewicht eet, krijgt het

50 x 0,1 = 5 kg voer in totaal per dag

Voedersamenstelling

5% Concentraten
45% Bladgroenten en kolen
45% Andere groenten
5% Overig

Verhoudingen (vers product)

0,05 x 5 kg = 250 g concentraten
0,45 x 5 kg = 2.250 g bladgroenten en kolen
0,45 x 5 kg = 2.250 g andere groenten
0,05 x 5 kg = 250 g overig

Dieetadviezen

Aanbevolen

Concentrates

Variety of vegetables

Soluble grit

In moderation

Grain mix

Insects

Niet aanbevolen

Bread

Fruits

Veelvoorkomende ziekten

An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:

Limb deformities
Vitamin E deficiency
Vitamin A deficiency
Polyneuritis
Osteopyplasia
Impaction
Obesity
Coprophagy
Feather pecking

Aanvullend advies

Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least two feeding moments per day.
Supplement the diet with around 5% grain mixture.
Cassowaries can be quite selective, and often reject partially ripe or overripe fruits/vegetables.
Supplement the diet with ad libitum soluble grit as a source of calcium (read more about grit).
Insoluble grit is not required if they go outside, as they will ingest small stones.
Although present in their natural diets, feeding fruits might lead to gastro-intestinal disturbances because of the high sugar level and low fiber level in cultivated fruits compared to wild fruits (read more about nutritional values of (wild) fruits and vegetables).
Avoid feeding bread and other high starch products as this may cause gastro-intestinal disturbances.
Stimulate foraging behaviour by using feeding puzzles and scatter feeding (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).

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