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Banteng

Bos javanicus

Natural diet Banteng

Grasses
Herbs
Leaves

Banteng are herbivorous grazers that have a diverse and adaptable diet. Therefore, they can thrive in various habitats including forests, grasslands, and agricultural lands. Their natural diet consists of grasses, leaves, shoots, and fruits. In scarcity, banteng are also known to consume bark, stems, and woody vegetation.

Feeding advice Banteng

Feed quantity per day

2-4% of body weight

Sample percentage calculation

If an animal weighs 600 kg and eats 3% of its body weight, it will get

600 x 0.03 = 18 kg feed in total per day

Feed composition

15% Concentrates
65% Grass, lucerne and other roughages
20% Browse

Proportions (fresh product)

0.15 x 18 kg = 2700 g concentrates
0.65 x 18 kg = 11700 g grass, lucerne and other roughages
0.2 x 18 kg = 3600 g browse

Diet suggestions

In moderation

Variety of browse (willow, oak, chestnut or lime)

Not recommended

Fruits

Additional advice

Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least two feeding moments per day.
Supplement the diet with ad libitum roughages (read more about browsers and grazers).
In nature, the fraction of grasses is highest during the wet seasons, while the browse fraction increases during the dry season (up to 75%). In captivity, this can be mimicked by incorporating some browse in the diets.
The browse used in the diet can be a mixture between dried and fresh browse.
In the winter months, either dried, frozen (thawed) branches or leaf silage should be provided.
Feeding fruits might lead to might lead to gastro-intestinal disturbances because of the high sugar level and low fiber level 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).

Common diseases

An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:

Obesity
Intestinal worms
Rumen acidosis
Bovine viral diarrhea

Feed quantity per day

Sample percentage calculation

Feed composition

Proportions (fresh product)

Grazer pellets

Boskos Grazer

KNZ Mineral-lick Horse

Birch leaves - 10-20 kg bag

Eddy van Donkersgoed

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