幼龄华南虎三种哺育方法结果初报.pdfVIP

兽类学报,2013,33 (1):90 - 93 Acta Theriologica Sinica 幼龄华南虎三种哺育方法结果初报 1 1 2 李石洲 雷胜桥 陈武 (1 广东粤北华南虎省级自然保护区管理处,韶关 512023 ) (2 广州动物园, 广州 510070 ) 关键词:幼龄华南虎;母虎哺乳;人工哺育;综合哺育 中图分类号:S815 文献标识码:A 文章编号:1000 - 1050 (2013 )01 - 0090 - 04 Preliminary comparation of three feeding methods for South China tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis )cubs 1 1 2 LI Shizhou ,LEI Shengqiao CHEN Wu (1 Yuebei Provincial Natrue Reserve of South China Tiger, Guangdong Province,Shaoguan 512023 , China) (2 Guangzhou Zoo,Guangzhou 510070 , China) Abstract :In this study,9 tiger cubs,born to two tigresses from the Guangzhou Zoo and the Shaoguan South China Tiger domestication and breeding research base,were fed using three methods :breast-feeding,artificial feeding,and comprehen- sive feeding respectively. Three feeding methods were compared through measuring the daily average increased body weight of these cubs. The results showed that5 cubs that were fed by artificial feeding and comprehensive feeding were all survive, the survival rate was 100% ,and their daily average weight gain was higher than that of breast-feeding. Two of four cubs which were fed by breast-feeding were alive,only half of breast-feeding cubs survived. Key words :Artificial feeding ;Breast-feeding ;Comprehensive feeding ;South China Tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis ) 华南虎 (Panthera tigris amoyensis ) 又称中国 间,先后对广州动物园和韶关市华南虎繁育研究基 虎,为我国特有虎亚种,是现存5 个虎亚种中最濒 地2 只雌性华南虎繁殖的5 胎共9 只幼虎,分别采 危的一种。它曾广泛分布于我国黄河流域以南至珠 取母虎哺乳、人工哺乳和综合哺乳3 种方法,并比 江以北的广大地区,现仅分布在福建、江西、广东 较幼虎的日均体重增长量,以探索提高母虎繁殖率 和湖南交界的南岭山地林区,野外数量不足30 只 和幼虎成活率的有效途径,为发展和复壮华南虎种 (