When people think about feeding zoo animals, they often picture bowls of fruit, piles of vegetables, chunks of meat or a specialized pellet. But one of the most valuable things many animals receive each day is browse. You might have seen lots of browse around the park and not even realised that it’s an important…
All around us there are signs of the change in seasons, from the abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables as the harvest season peaks, to changes in the behaviour of animals as summer birds begin to migrate. My blog this week is going to be about focus on the change of season and what that…
You may be wondering what we feed our leaf eating (browse) animals during our winter months when there are much fewer leaves available for them to eat. Well, the answer is browse silage, but what is it? First there are a few questions to ask, beginning with; What is a browse feeder? Within the animal…
