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More informationRed River Hog
Potamochoerus porcus
Natural diet Red River Hog
They are an omnivorous grazing and browsing species, feeding mainly on roots and tubers. They supplement their diet with fruits, grasses, herbs, eggs, carrion, insects, and lizards. Red river hogs are nocturnal species that spend most of their active time searching for food.
Feeding advice Red River Hog
Feed quantity per day
2.5%
Sample percentage calculation
If an animal weighs 70 kg and eats 2.5% of its body weight, it will get
70 x 0.03 = 1.75 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
25% Concentrates
20% Leafy greens and cabbages
35% Other vegetables
20% Grass, alfalfa, roughage
Proportions (fresh product)
0.25 x 1.75 kg = 438 g concentrates
0.2 x 1.75 kg = 350 g leafy greens and cabbages
0.35 x 1.75 kg = 613 g other vegetables
0.2 x 1.75 kg = 350 g grass, alfalfa, roughage
Feeding advice Red River Hog
Feed quantity per day
2.5%
Sample percentage calculation
If an animal weighs 70 kg and eats 2.5% of its body weight, it will get
70 x 0.03 = 1.75 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
25% Concentrates
20% Leafy greens and cabbages
35% Other vegetables
20% Grass, alfalfa, roughage
Proportions (fresh product)
0.25 x 1.75 kg = 438 g concentrates
0.2 x 1.75 kg = 350 g leafy greens and cabbages
0.35 x 1.75 kg = 613 g other vegetables
0.2 x 1.75 kg = 350 g grass, alfalfa, roughage
Diet Suggestions
Recommended
Variety of root and watery vegetables
Variety of hay
Variety of leafy vegetables
Not recommended
Fruits
Common diseases
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Obesity
- Metabolic bone disease
- Arthritis
- Periodontal disease
Additional advice
- Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least two feeding moments per day.
- Although present in their natural diet, feeding fruits might lead to abnormal fermentation in the hindgut because of high sugar levels in cultivated fruits compared to wild fruits (read more about nutritional values of (wild) fruits and vegetables).
- Stimulate foraging behaviour by hiding, stacking or hanging the feed (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).
Diet Suggestions
Recommended
Variety of root and watery vegetables
Variety of hay
Variety of leafy vegetables
Not recommended
Fruits
Common diseases
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Obesity
- Metabolic bone disease
- Arthritis
- Periodontal disease