DK Leaf-eater BasicDK038
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More informationBarbary macaques
Macaca sylvanus
Natural diet Barbary macaques
The barbary macaques are omnivorous animals that typically consume leaves, roots and fruit. They supplement this diet with occasional insects.
Feeding advice Barbary macaques
Feed quantity per day
5-10%
Sample percentage calculation
If an animal weighs 13 kg and eats 7% of its body weight, it will get
13 x 0,07 = 0,91 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
5% Insects and other invertebrates
10% Concentrates
20% Leafy greens and cabbages
50% Other vegetables
10% Browse
5% Other
Proportions (fresh product)
0,05 x 0,91 kg = 46 g insects and other invertebrates
0,1 x 0,91 kg = 91 g concentrates
0,2 x 0,91 kg = 182 g leafy greens and cabbages
0,5 x 0,91 kg = 455 g other vegetables
0,1 x 0,91 kg = 91 g browse
0,05 x 0,91 kg = 46 g other
Feeding advice Barbary macaques
Feed quantity per day
5-10%
Sample percentage calculation
If an animal weighs 13 kg and eats 7% of its body weight, it will get
13 x 0,07 = 0,91 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
5% Insects and other invertebrates
10% Concentrates
20% Leafy greens and cabbages
50% Other vegetables
10% Browse
5% Other
Proportions (fresh product)
0,05 x 0,91 kg = 46 g insects and other invertebrates
0,1 x 0,91 kg = 91 g concentrates
0,2 x 0,91 kg = 182 g leafy greens and cabbages
0,5 x 0,91 kg = 455 g other vegetables
0,1 x 0,91 kg = 91 g browse
0,05 x 0,91 kg = 46 g other
Diet Suggestions
Recommended
Variety of vegetables
Variety of leafy and green vegetables
Variety of browse (willow, aspen, birch, rowan)
In moderation
Insects
Not recommended
Fruits
Common diseases
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Obesity
- Reproductive failure
- Diabetes mellitus
- Cardiovascular disease
Additional advice
- Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least three feeding moments per day.
- Although present in their natural diet, feeding fruits might lead to abnormal fermentation in the hindgut because of high sugar levels in cultivated fruits compared to wild fruits (read more about nutritional values of (wild) fruits and vegetables).
- Supplement a diverse selection of vegetables (read more about differences between vegetables).
- Provide less palatable food in the morning, when hunger is greatest.
- Feeding in bowls is not recommended.
- Stimulate foraging behaviour by hiding, stacking or hanging the feed. Examples can be feeding puzzles, tubes, hanging boxes and/ or scatter feeding (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).
Diet Suggestions
Recommended
Variety of vegetables
Variety of leafy and green vegetables
Variety of browse (willow, aspen, birch, rowan)
In moderation
Insects
Not recommended
Fruits
Common diseases
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Obesity
- Reproductive failure
- Diabetes mellitus
- Cardiovascular disease
