Aktivitas Makan dan Status Gizi Lutung Perak (Trachypithecus cristatus) di Pusat Primata Schmutzer, Taman Margasatwa Ragunan, Jakarta

Abstract

Silvered leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus cristatus) are primate that live in groups on trees and consume leaves. The feeding activities of silvered leaf monkey relates to the fulfillment of their dialy energy. The energy is needed for the continuity of the group existence. The feeding activities of silvered leaf monkeys have several activities. They are observing, taking, sorting, processing, biting, chewing, ingesting, pulling out their mouth, and disposing the feed. The study aimed to identify the feeding activities, kind and composition of feed, nutrient consumption and energy of silvered leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus cristatus) in Schmutzer Primate Center (PPS), Ragunan Zoo, Jakarta. Data is collected from June to September 2011 with total of 480 hours observations. The data collection for the feeding activities was performed using ad libitum and focal animal sampling methods. Based on the observations, there were three types of activities with the highest frequency. Such as resting, locomotion, and feeding activity at 44.87%, 40.89%, and 38.70%. Respectively the chewing feed activities on infants were the higest of the feeding activities (36.90%). Silvered leaf monkeys in Schmutzer Primate Center (PPS) have good palatability in type of lamtoro leaves (Leucaena glauca). The result of the study revealed that adult and infants monkeys have sufficient dry matter and protein consumption (40,5 g/BW/d, 8 g/BW/d and 63 g/BW/d, 12,5 g/BW/d), but less for fat and energy (2,37 g/BW/d, 23,87 kcal/BW/d and 3,75 g/BW/d, 37 kcal/BW/d), while nutrient recommendation