Tree Kangaroo Nutrition Chapter - Nutrition Advisory Group

3.18 Tree Kangaroo Husbandry Manual
TABLE 3.1: Body weight measured among captive, adult specimens of two tree kangaroo
species (Dendrolagus matschiei and D. goodfellowi).
Species
D. matschiei
D. goodfellowi
Sex
female
male
male
BW (kg)
9.10 ± 0.46
9.15 ± 1.22
9.89 ± 1.36
TABLE 3.2: Recommended minimum nutrient concentrations for diets fed to tree kangaroos 1 . *
Nutrient
Crude protein (%)
Lysine (%) 2
Crude fat (%)
Crude fat (%) (Max)
Ash (%) (Max)
Minerals
Calcium (%)
Phosphorus (%)
Sodium (%)
Potassium (%)
Magnesium (%)
Iron (ppm)
Iodine (ppm)
Copper (ppm)
Cobalt (ppm)
Minimum Conc
15
0.8
2.5
5
10
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.8
0.2
60
0.3
10
0.2
Nutrient
Fiber components
Neutral detergent fiber (%)
Acid detergent fiber (%)
Lignin (%) (Max)
Total sugars (%) (Max)
Vitamins
Thiamin (ppm)
Riboflavin (ppm)
Vitamin B6 (ppm)
Vitamin B12 (ppb)
Niacin (ppm)
Folate (ppb)
Biotin (ppb)
Choline (ppm)
Pantothenate (ppm)
n
3
4
5
Minimum Conc
25
15
10
10
2.5
5.0
2.0
20
30
600
100
1000
12