Preliminary analysis of the diet of wild boar (Sus scrofa L., 1758) in an agroecosystem of central Punjab, Pakistan

Authors : Shahid HAFEEZ, Muhammad ASHFAQ, Tahir HAFEEZ, Muhammad AHSAN, Usman TIWANA

Pages : 676-681

Doi:10.3906/sag-1206-40

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Wild boars insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Sus scrofa); are considered serious agricultural pests in Pakistan. Their stomach contents were examined insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n = 63); in central Punjab, Pakistan, and it was found that 32 types of food items were consumed. Triticum aestivum, Saccharum officinarum, Zea mays, Oryza sativa, Prosopis juliflora, and earthworms were the main staples. The major components of the diet of wild boar in central Punjab originated from 58% cultivated crops, 30% uncultivated crops, 9% animal matter, and 3% unidentified matter. Wheat made up 23% of the total dry weight. O. sativa was the most intensively consumed item during autumn insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(37.87%);, followed by Z. mays insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(17.02%); and S. officinarum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(7.66%);. T. aestivum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(29.45%);, S. officinarum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(22.26%);, and earth worms insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(7.8%); were the most important food items in the winter, while wheat insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(55.90%); and P. juliflora insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(28.09%); were the most intensively consumed items during the spring and summer, respectively.
Keywords : Key words Central Punjab, food items, season, wild boar