Table 2 Food composition and feeding amounts for different felid species
From: Exploring fecal microbial activity in zoo felids of varying body mass on a similar diet
Regular diet | Quantity | Additional Supplement | |
|---|---|---|---|
Cheetah | chunked beef meat | ♂:3 kg; ♀:2 kg | vitamin and mineral premix; pieces of chicken (± 500 g); raw egg; ice cube |
Puma | chunked beef meat | ♂:4 kg; ♀:2 kg | pieces of chicken (± 500 g); ice cube |
Clouded leopard | chunked beef meat | ♂:3 kg; ♀:2 kg | pieces of chicken (± 500 g); ice cube |
Javan leopard | chunked beef meat | ♂:3 kg | pieces of chicken (± 500 g); raw egg; ice cube |
Snow leopard | chunked beef meat | ♂:3 kg; ♀:2 kg | pieces of chicken (± 500 g); ice cube |
Lion | chunked beef meat | ♂:5–6 kg; ♀:3 kg | vitamin and mineral premix; pieces of chicken (± 500 g); raw egg; ice cube |
White tiger | chunked beef meat | ♂:5–6 kg; ♀:4 kg | vitamin and mineral premix; pieces of chicken (± 500 g); ice cube |
Siberian tiger | chunked beef meat | ♂:5–6 kg | None |