Consumo voluntario de alimento fresco por parte de monos aulladores (Alouatta palliata y A. pigra) en cautiverio

Consumo voluntario de alimento fresco por parte de monos aulladores (Alouatta palliata y A. pigra) en cautiverio

Authors

  • Maribel Anaya Lira Departamento de Etología, Fauna Silvestre y Animales de Laboratorio, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, UNAM
  • Carlos Gutiérrez Olvera Departamento de Nutrición Animal y Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia,UNAM
  • Adriana Margarita Ducoing Watty Departamento de Genética y Bioéstadisca, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia,UNAM
  • Perla Cifuentes Calderón Dirección General de Zoológicos del Distrito Federal
  • Mariano Sánchez Trocino Dirección General de Zoológicos del Distrito Federal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v5i1.21

Abstract

Voluntary consumption of fresh food by captive howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata and A. pigra). Howler monkeys are a relatively large and widespread species of Neotropical monkeys. We studied fresh food acceptance in animals housed at the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City for seven consecutive days. The animals consume on average 844,06±35,90g of fresh food per animal per day, or 12,23±1,52% of their body weight (BW), lower than earlier reports of 15% of BW. The average of rejected fresh food was 551,04±34,94g per animal per day, or  39,49±2,38% of the offered fresh food. The high rejection rate may reflect the natural behavior of wild howler monkeys.

KEY WORDS

Alouatta, consume, food, zoo, howler monkey

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2013-02-15

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Anaya Lira, M., Gutiérrez Olvera, C., Ducoing Watty, A. M., Cifuentes Calderón, P., & Sánchez Trocino, M. (2013). Consumo voluntario de alimento fresco por parte de monos aulladores (Alouatta palliata y A. pigra) en cautiverio. UNED Research Journal, 5(1), 151–155. https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v5i1.21

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2013)

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