Jones Kegan Romelle, Lall Kavita Ranjeeta, Garcia Gary Wayne
The Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences (DBVS), School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS), University of the West Indies (UWI), Mt. Hope, Trinidad and Tobago.
The Open Tropical Forage-Animal Production Laboratory (OTF-APL), Department of Food Production (DFP), Faculty of Food and Agriculture (FFA), The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Scientifica (Cairo). 2019 May 2;2019:3759783. doi: 10.1155/2019/3759783. eCollection 2019.
The agouti is a Neotropical rodent which is mainly utilized for its meat in rural communities. Recently, captive rearing of these animals by wildlife farmers have increased in the Neotropics. This short communication consists of observation of feeding behaviour of captive reared agoutis at the University of the West Indies Field Station in Trinidad and Tobago. This is the first time in Trinidad and Tobago that meat consumption and the omnivorous behaviour of the agouti have been documented in the literature. The consumption of chicken () eggs, dead chickens, and a brown dove () by captive reared agoutis was noted. This document described the omnivorous behaviour of the agouti which is primarily considered a frugivorous animal. Similar studies in South America have shown that wild and captive reared agoutis consumed animal matter. Further work must be done on the dietary needs and nutrient requirements of the agouti at different physiological states.
刺豚鼠是一种新热带啮齿动物，在农村社区主要因其肉而被利用。最近，新热带地区野生动物养殖者对这些动物的圈养数量有所增加。这篇简短的通讯包括对特立尼达和多巴哥西印度大学野外站圈养刺豚鼠进食行为的观察。这是特立尼达和多巴哥首次在文献中记录刺豚鼠的肉类消费和杂食行为。观察到圈养的刺豚鼠食用鸡肉（）鸡蛋、死鸡和一只棕鸽（）。该文献描述了刺豚鼠的杂食行为，它主要被认为是一种食果动物。南美洲的类似研究表明，野生和圈养的刺豚鼠都会食用动物性食物。必须进一步研究刺豚鼠在不同生理状态下的饮食需求和营养需求。
