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Floodplain forest as an ideal environment for the reproduction of wild boar?
European Journal of Wildlife Research ( IF 2 ) Pub Date : 2021-09-28 , DOI: 10.1007/s10344-021-01537-8
Jakub Drimaj 1 , Jiří Kamler 1 , Miloslav Homolka 1 , Ondřej Mikulka 1 , Radim Plhal 1 , Rudolf Brázdil 2, 3
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Floodplain forests provide a highly suitable environment for wild boar, especially because they offer a sufficient quantity of good-quality food across the seasons. Combined with year-round additional feeding and treatment, wild boar enjoy ideal living conditions in floodplain forests, which should have a positive effect on reproduction and, in turn, an increase in population. We expected the high carrying capacity of the floodplain forest environment to be reflected in young boar showing greater body weight and have a higher layer of subcutaneous fat, young females being in their first heat earlier, and females of all ages having more young. This was verified on a sample of wild boar females collected in Czechia’s largest floodplain forest, which extends above the confluence of the Morava and Dyje Rivers and which is fenced off and used for breeding hoofed ruminant mammals. In addition to determining body characteristics and examining reproductive tracts, food quality was also analysed based on an analysis of stomach contents. Body and reproductive characteristics were compared with available data for the South Moravia. It has been confirmed that, in the floodplain forest, wild boar have a sufficient quantity of good-quality food all year round, yet they reach a smaller body size across all age classes. Piglets ovulated more eggs, while in contrast older females ovulated fewer. That is also why they gave birth to fewer piglets per litter. Wild boar in the floodplain forest gave birth later, with a birthing peak in May–June. This delay can be explained by the adaptation of wild boar populations in floodplain forests to the annual floods that come in March. We estimate that wild boar are able to respond flexibly not only to the food conditions of their environment, but also to the risk of possible mortality and other significant stressors, and to adapt their reproductive strategy accordingly.



中文翻译:

漫滩森林是野猪繁殖的理想环境?

漫滩森林为野猪提供了非常适合的环境,特别是因为它们在整个季节都能提供足够数量的优质食物。结合全年的额外饲养和治疗,野猪在漫滩森林中享有理想的生活条件,这将对繁殖产生积极影响,进而增加种群数量。我们预计洪泛区森林环境的高承载能力反映在年轻公猪体重更大、皮下脂肪层更高、年轻雌性更早发情、所有年龄的雌性更年轻。这在捷克最大的漫滩森林中收集的野猪雌性样本中得到了验证,它延伸到 Morava 和 Dyje 河的汇合处之上,被围起来,用于繁殖有蹄类反刍哺乳动物。除了确定身体特征和检查生殖道外,还根据胃内容物分析来分析食物质量。身体和生殖特征与南摩拉维亚的现有数据进行了比较。已经证实,在漫滩森林中,野猪一年四季都有足够数量的优质食物,但它们的体型却在各个年龄段都变小了。仔猪排卵较多,而年龄较大的母猪排卵较少。这也是他们每窝产仔数较少的原因。泛滥平原森林中的野猪产仔较晚,产仔高峰在 5-6 月。这种延迟可以通过洪泛区森林中的野猪种群适应每年 3 月到来的洪水来解释。我们估计,野猪不仅能够灵活应对其环境的食物条件,还能应对可能死亡的风险和其他重大压力,并相应地调整其繁殖策略。

更新日期:2021-09-28
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