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Nutrition, Healt and Welfare of Big Cats bred in Private Famrs
Odehnalová, Kristýna ; Lukešová, Daniela (advisor) ; Pavel, Pavel (referee)
This bachelor thesis is focused on the big cats, which are included in the family Felidae. The main aim of this work was to evaluate differences in nutrition exotic animals kept in private farms in the Czech Republic and specimens in the wild and to determine the conditions of animal welfare and animal health protection. The literature search was the work dealt with the general characteristics, taxonomy and expansion of populations of CITES animals in the wild, the anatomy of the digestive tract and individual nutrients which should be administered feline type of ration to prevent their health problems. In the next part of the thesis analysed case studies from five different private farms in the Czech Republic. The results showed that the number of breeders of exotic big cats in the ration served raw pork and beef on the bone, with the addition of bio-feed (whole animals) to ensure efficient digestive process. However, due to lack of movement of such beasts in runs and poor nutrition ration, were demonstrated common symptoms of obesity and other different health problems for these felines. Their offspring were susceptible to various etiological agents, with subsequent symptoms of the disease, therefore it was necessary to enrich their ration sufficient amounts of vitamins and minerals. It can conclude that the breeders of exotic beasts in private farms should pay close attention to ensure a balanced diet and especially more space for movement and daily activities (enrichment) animals, which could lead to the provision of suitable breeding conditions and animal health.
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Breeding of selected species from \kur{Felidae} family in ZOOs in the Czech Republic
HRDLIČKOVÁ, Lucie
The aim of this thesis was to process the data and information with predictive capabilities of breeding lion (Panthera leo) and tiger (Panthera tigris) in the Czech zoos including their subspecies. The results was based on the yearbooks of the Union of Czech and Slovak Zoos (UCSZOO), and I try complemented it with adequate information from bulletins of an expert commission UCSZOO for subfamilies Pantherinae and Acinonynchinae: Baghira 1/2004 - 11/2014. I assessed the development of the last 24 years (1990 - 2014). If possible I complete it with a brief summary of the relevant facts from the history of the breeding.
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Feeding enrichment in selected Felids
PINTOVÁ, Radka
Environmental enrichment and welfare are important elements for animals in captivity. This study starts with general introduction in breeding animals in zoos and environmental enrichment for important taxonomic groups. The practical part is following with a research on effect of food on frequency of stereotypic behavior. The theoretical assumption says that the different time of eating the food leads to different behavior. Long-term observation was done to confirm the theory. Eight animals belonging in three species were observed in time of feeding, eight types of food were given. The behavior at the time of feeding and after was evaluated by ethogram. General trends in time used for feeding were confirmed (the shortest time for chicken and opposite the longest for head of a goat). The evaluation of stereotypic behavior mainly showed the individuality of each animal. However, servals exhibit most of this pattern. The relationship between stereotypes and time of feeding was insignificant. Generally most of the results were statistically insignificant because of low number of repetition in the dataset.
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The coat colouration of Felidae
PAVLISKA, Petr
The coat colouration has been studied in the family Felidae. I have tried to describe a structure, composition and marks of the mammalian coat and to show possible changes of the colouration based on my own direct observations. Finally I have made a getting methodology of photographic data for possible application in the species- and individual- identification in felids. This study is based on the literal review and personal observations in the zoological gardens (especially in the Czech Republic). This review offers to me some hypothese for future investigation.
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