Vegetable and animal food sorts found in the gastric content of Sardinian Wild Boar (Sus scrofa meridionalis).

摘要: Authors report results emerging from gastric content analysis n. 96 wild boars hunted in Sardinia isle, during the hunting tide (2001-2005), November to January. Mean pH of was 3.77 +/- 0.69. total capacity (TC) each stomach 1702 680 g. Stuff ratio (CW/TC) between weight (CW) and stomachs TC 0.45. Food categories found animal were: 19 vegetal species (Allium spp., Arbutus unedo, Arisarum vulgare, Avena fatua, sativa, Castanea Ceratonia siliqua, Chamaerops umilis, Cichorium intybus, Hordeum sativum, Juniperus oxycedrus, Myrtus communis, Olea europea, Pirus amygdaliformis, Pistacia lentiscus, Quercus Rhamnus alaternus, Triticum durum, Zea mais); 11 (Agriotes lineatus, Apodemus sylvaticus dicrurus, Chalcides chalcides, ocellatus tiligugu, Crematogaster scutellaris, Forficula auricularia, Helix aspersa, Lumbricus terrestris, Ovis aries, Podarcis tiliguerta tiliguerta, Scolopendra cingulata); three were identified general terms (insects larvae, hairs mammals, feathers birds). contents Sus scrofa meridionalis confirm observations by other researchers who prevalence vegetables spite food sorts boar diet Italian regions.