Microlivestock Little-Known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future (1991) / Chapter Skim
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The lessons learned in captive breeding could also be important for conserving endangered muntjac species. One species, the Indian muntjac, has an incredibly low chromosome number (2n=7 in males; 2n=6 in females)
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Black, Roosevelt's, and Fea's munjacs are virtually untried in captivity, but the success of raising Reeves' muntjac in English country gardens suggests that perhaps their populations could be saved through captive breeding. HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT In their native habitats, these small deer are usually found in dense vegetation on hilly ranges at elevations up to at least 3,000 m.3 3 Information from H.A.
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However, in captivity they eat fresh grass, alfalfa hay, and feed pellets. They also readily eat root crops such as potatoes, carrots, and parsnips.
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ADVANTAGES Like other deer, munJac produce extremely lean meat. They seem to be healthy animals.
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MUNTJAC 303 Mature Reeves's muntjac buck in an English woodland.
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Eating mostly ivy, grass, leaves, and prickly bushes, they rarely feed in one place long enough to do much damage-except to an occasional suburban garden." ^i~ F Oliver Dansie and one of his trusting charges from the woods behind his backyard in Welwyn, Hertfordshire.
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At present, however, none are receiving any husbandry research; only the two most common species can generally be found in zoos. These animals deserve investigation into physiology, reproductive requirements, fertility, nutrition (for example, food preferences, feeding strategies, and food utilization)
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