Giraffe Diet Feeding Recommendations

The chart below compares Mazuri® Giraffe Diets with recommendations from the Giraffe Nutrition Workshop.
 

  Giraffe Nutrition Workshop 2005  
5ZF1
Wild Herbivore 		 
5Z8W
Wild Herbivore Plus 		 
5648
ADF-16
Nutrient DM Basis As Fed DM basis As Fed DM basis As Fed DM basis
 
PROTEIN %		  
10-14		  
12.50		  
13.98		  
14.90		  
16.70		  
17.00		  
19.52
 
FAT %		  
2-5		  
3.00		  
3.36		  
8.50		  
9.60		  
3.18		  
3.66
 
OMEGA-6 FATTY ACIDS %		    
1.36		  
1.52		  
3.85		  
4.35		  
1.56		  
1.79
 
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS %		    
0.41		  
0.46		  
0.87		  
0.98		  
0.26		  
0.30
 
N3:N6 RATIO		      
0.30		    
0.23		    
0.17
 
ACID DET. FIBER %		  
25-30 (min)		  
34.59		  
38.69		  
23.50		  
26.50		  
15.00		  
17.23
 
CALCIUM %		  
0.65-1		  
0.85		  
0.95		  
1.10		  
1.23		  
0.80		  
0.92
 
PHOSPHORUS %		  
0.35-0.5 (max)		  
0.35		  
0.39		  
0.53		  
0.59		  
0.60		  
0.69
 
VIT A (IU/KG)		  
3898.4		  
5000.60		  
5593.51		  
7634.00		  
8532.47		  
6591.86		  
7569.89
 
MAGNESIUM %		  
0.3 (min)		  
0.33		  
0.37		  
0.39		  
0.45		  
0.29		  
0.33
 
COPPER (ppm)		  
15		  
20.85		  
23.32		  
28.00		  
31.00		  
21.00		  
24.11
 
VIT D3 (IU/KG)		  
750		  
1320.00		  
1476.51		  
1540.00		  
1721.25		  
1200.00		  
1378.04
 
VIT E (IU/KG)		  
60		  
380.00		  
425.06		  
445.33		  
497.74		  
327.10		  
375.63
 
STARCH %		  
< 10%		  
< 4		  
< 4		  
< 4		  
< 4		  
23.29		  
26.74