Diet enrichment and the reproductive season of captive Sunda Porcupine (Hystrix javanica F. Cuvier 1823)
This study aimed to extend our current knowledge of Sunda porcupine reproductive biology with emphasis on environmental enrichment and the reproductive season. Tomato and bean sprout feeding able to increase sperm quantity, sperm motility, and viability, as well as increase FSH and estrogen hormone...
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doaj-a4159c2bbc4443a9a7404415a703645a2021-04-02T17:21:13ZengEDP SciencesBIO Web of Conferences2117-44582020-01-01190001110.1051/bioconf/20201900011bioconf_isif2019_00011Diet enrichment and the reproductive season of captive Sunda Porcupine (Hystrix javanica F. Cuvier 1823)Inayah Nurul0Sari Andri Permata1Farida Wartika Rosa2Nugroho Herjuno Ari3Handayani Tri Hadi4Amalia R. Lia Rahadian5Shidiq Fajrin6Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Division of Zoology, Research Center of Biology, Indonesian Institute of SciencesMuseum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Division of Zoology, Research Center of Biology, Indonesian Institute of SciencesMuseum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Division of Zoology, Research Center of Biology, Indonesian Institute of SciencesMuseum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Division of Zoology, Research Center of Biology, Indonesian Institute of SciencesMuseum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Division of Zoology, Research Center of Biology, Indonesian Institute of SciencesMuseum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Division of Zoology, Research Center of Biology, Indonesian Institute of SciencesMuseum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Division of Zoology, Research Center of Biology, Indonesian Institute of SciencesThis study aimed to extend our current knowledge of Sunda porcupine reproductive biology with emphasis on environmental enrichment and the reproductive season. Tomato and bean sprout feeding able to increase sperm quantity, sperm motility, and viability, as well as increase FSH and estrogen hormone levels. Four pairs of captive Sunda porcupine were used. Two pairs (fed with fresh tomato and bean sprout, enrichment group) and two pairs as control. The birth rate of enrichment group higher (with twin litter per year) than that in control (only one litter per year). It indicated that tomato and bean sprout feeding affect the birth rate in Sunda porcupine. The recent study showed that captive Sunda porcupine births occurred throughout the year, with no more than 1-2 litter per year and are have no interbirth-interval. The birth peak of captive Sunda porcupine occurs between April to August. Biparental activities during birth occurred. However, the female spent 50% of the time with the newborn. There was no courtship behaviour throughout the first two or three months of life of the cub.https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/full_html/2020/03/bioconf_isif2019_00011/bioconf_isif2019_00011.html |
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Inayah Nurul Sari Andri Permata Farida Wartika Rosa Nugroho Herjuno Ari Handayani Tri Hadi Amalia R. Lia Rahadian Shidiq Fajrin Diet enrichment and the reproductive season of captive Sunda Porcupine (Hystrix javanica F. Cuvier 1823) BIO Web of Conferences |
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Diet enrichment and the reproductive season of captive Sunda Porcupine (Hystrix javanica F. Cuvier 1823) |
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Diet enrichment and the reproductive season of captive Sunda Porcupine (Hystrix javanica F. Cuvier 1823) |
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Diet enrichment and the reproductive season of captive Sunda Porcupine (Hystrix javanica F. Cuvier 1823) |
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Diet enrichment and the reproductive season of captive Sunda Porcupine (Hystrix javanica F. Cuvier 1823) |
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Diet enrichment and the reproductive season of captive Sunda Porcupine (Hystrix javanica F. Cuvier 1823) |
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This study aimed to extend our current knowledge of Sunda porcupine reproductive biology with emphasis on environmental enrichment and the reproductive season. Tomato and bean sprout feeding able to increase sperm quantity, sperm motility, and viability, as well as increase FSH and estrogen hormone levels. Four pairs of captive Sunda porcupine were used. Two pairs (fed with fresh tomato and bean sprout, enrichment group) and two pairs as control. The birth rate of enrichment group higher (with twin litter per year) than that in control (only one litter per year). It indicated that tomato and bean sprout feeding affect the birth rate in Sunda porcupine. The recent study showed that captive Sunda porcupine births occurred throughout the year, with no more than 1-2 litter per year and are have no interbirth-interval. The birth peak of captive Sunda porcupine occurs between April to August. Biparental activities during birth occurred. However, the female spent 50% of the time with the newborn. There was no courtship behaviour throughout the first two or three months of life of the cub. |
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