Captive behavior of sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) as indicator of management

Rashid, Nurul Nadia (2015) Captive behavior of sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) as indicator of management. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Sambar Deer or Rusa Unicolor natural habitat is primarily in the woods or areas with dense scrub bush. Sambar deers are kept in captivity for farming purposes but their full utilization is still limited. The objective of this study is to observe and identify normal captive behavior and stress related behavior of the Sambar Deer. This study was conducted at Ladang Rusa, Taman Pertanian Universiti, University Putra Malaysia, in Serdang, Selangor. A herd of Sambar Deer which consists of three males, five females and two fawns was a subject of this study. This study was done by means of camera trapping using motion sensor infra-red camera in 3 different locations inside the enclosure. The camera recorded video of any movement for 30 seconds during 24 Hours period. The study was held from 12 January 2014 until 26 January 2014, for 14 days. The result shows the daily activity budget of captive Sambar Deer in Taman Pertanian Universiti, UPM consist of 45% Feeding, 26% Resting while Ruminating, 5% Resting, 5% Grazing, 5% Standing Ruminating, 4% Standing, 4% Walking, 2% Drinking, 2% Standing Alert, 1% Grooming and 1% Interaction. During the study period, the captive Sambar Deer is observed to be interacting well with captive Timor Deer. Possible copulation was also observed once during the period of study indicating that the animal is in low stress environment. Only 2% of standing alert behavior is recorded; which is a state whereby the animal was in high alert due to surrounding noise that can be related to stress behavior. However, no other stress behavior such as fence pacing, running, jumping or external stressors such as predators was observed.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Depositing User:	Ms Siti Mariam Giman
Date Deposited:	16 Nov 2022 07:42
Last Modified:	16 Nov 2022 07:42
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/388

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