Yana G Kriushicheva, Elena V Shatskikh

Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2023. Vol. 106, no 2. Р. 214-225.

 

doi:10.33284/2658-3135-106-2-214

   

Original article

Economically useful traits of the Asian migratory locust using various diets in a zoo

 

Yana G Kriushicheva1, Elena V Shatskikh2

1,2Ural State Agrarian University, Yekaterinburg, Russia

1kompik0@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9499-1257

2evshackih@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6142-9175

 

Abstract. Zoo animals eat a variety of foods. At the same time, locusts are included in the diet of representatives of the herpetofauna, as well as some animals and birds, as live food. The study was conducted on locusts of the species Locusta migratoria in the vivarium of the Yekaterinburg Zoo. Two groups were formed (n=42): the control group (received the (basic ration (BR) developed by the specialists of the Yekaterinburg Zoo) and experimental (BR + prepared food for crickets and locusts "Aquamenu Exocricket" in the amount of 0.13 g per 100 g of locust mass). A comparative study of the influence of the traditional diet and the main diet with the inclusion of specialized ready-made feed on the economically useful qualities of locusts is being carried out for the first time. The introduction of Aquamenu Exocricket feed into the main diet of locusts contributed to an increase in the survival rate of the insect population by 23.8%, while the survival rate of females increased by 33.3%, and that of males by 14.3%. In experimental species, the consumption of individual feed components decreased by 1 head per day: fresh grass - by 6.0%, dry mix - by 12.1%, fruits and vegetables - by 19.1%. The fertility of locusts when fed with Aquamenu Exocricket increased by 128%, while the cost of cultivation decreased by 2.4%. The experimental locust carcasses were characterized by a slight decrease in energy value compared to the control, while in terms of individual nutritional indicators they corresponded to the data obtained by the specialists of the Moscow Zoo and other authors in previous studies.

Keywords: Asian migratory locust, locust feeding, vivarium, Yekaterinburg Zoo, Aquamenu Exocricket

Acknowledgements: the work was carried out with the support of the Yekaterinburg Zoo.

For citation: Kriushicheva YG, Shatskikh EV. Economically useful traits of the Asian migratory locust using various diets in a zoo. Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2023;106(2):214-225. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.33284/2658-3135-106-2-214

 

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Information about the authors:

Yana G Kriushicheva, student, Ural State Agrarian University, 17b Glavnaya st, Yekaterinburg, Russia, 620075.

Elena V Shatskikh, Dr. Sci. (Biological), Professor, Head of the Department of Zooengineering, Ural State Agrarian University,17b Glavnaya st, Yekaterinburg, Russia, 620075.

 

The article was submitted 15.05.2023; approved after reviewing 09.06.2023; accepted for publication 13.06.2023.

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