Game

In their natural environment game species have little need for supplementary feeding as their free ranging habits enable them to pursue more nutritious forage and they are able to satisfy their requirements.  With the advent of game farming, animals have been confined to limited areas and this has necessitated the use of supplementary feeding.  More pressure is put on these animals, namely: higher breeding percentage.  With increased pressure on production the need for supplying vitamins and minerals increase.  Furthermore in captivity and with an increase in any stress condition the need for vitamins and minerals also increase.

Vitamins are usually found in minute amounts and are crucially important to animal health.  Most of the deficiencies have detected in captive animals.  Many of the vitamin requirements are made available through the ruminal synthesis.  It is paradoxical that the microbes increase the vitamin requirement of the host animal, while at the same time they synthesized considerable quantities of the vitamin B complex and vitamin K.  Vitamins that can be supplemented include Vitamin A, Vitamin E and Vitamin D3 if limited amount of sunlight is available.  Coupled with this is also specie differences, Tsetsebes are for example prone to a Selenium deficiency.

A premix used in game pellets is normally around 3kg, but extra calcium and phosphorus can also be added if needed.  Should any problems occur with the game excepting the feed, there is the possibility of adding a flavorant such as a citrus flavour.  For any enquiries, please mail to technical@nutecsa.co.za.