[Explanation] Purchasing on demand, nutrition matching, healthy feeding ... There is a mysterious and busy house in Chongqing Zoo-feed center. Here, it operates the "three meals a day" of more than 4,000 animals in the park. Recently, the reporter walked into the feed center to see how the animals' food was prepared.
[Commentary] In the early morning, this is the most lively and tense place in Chongqing Zoo. The feed distribution center is commonly known as the animal "food group", and there are all kinds of foods such as melons, fruits, pears and peach, whole grains, chicken, duck and fish.
[Commentary] The staff picks fresh ingredients from the farmers ’market. There are seasonal vegetables and fruits that are preferred by primates such as orangutans and black leaf monkeys; lean beef and pork are popular with carnivores such as the South China Tiger and African Lion; Staff Ran Qifu told reporters that these feeds are intolerant and fresh, so they are nourishing, so they must be released on the day of purchase.
[Commentary] At the same time, feed processors are also busy in the animal kitchen. The cooked foods such as eggs, cooked meat, and Wotou that the animals eat that day need to be cooked on the same day. "Wowotou" is the favorite of many animals. It is a full-price compound feed carefully formulated by animal nutritionists. More than 10 kinds of feed materials such as corn, soybeans and shrimp skins are weighed and mixed according to the nutritional ratio of different animals. Crushing-remixing-fermentation-kneading-cooking-cooling becomes the delicacies of animals.
[Same period] Ran Qifu, Technical Director of Chongqing Zoo Feed Center
We have prepared many kinds of feed, including vegetables, fruits, food, etc., as well as our own recipes by nutritionists.
[Explanation] All kinds of ingredients are prepared properly, and the staff carefully weighs and bags according to the ration standards of each animal. The recipes for each animal are very different, and the food they eat every day is different. The goldfish house recipe is a combination of bread worm and vegetable leaf meat. In addition to the main meal, monkeys who are more picky about foods also have oranges, bananas, apples, etc. after the meal. They have more than 20 kinds of recipes in a week.
【Explanation】 Finally, the food is gathered in boxes and dispensed to the animals in various venues. The animals' "three meals a day" has a "landing". Day after day, year after year, the animal "food group" is carefully busy every day to ensure the healthy life of animals.
Reporter Jia Nan Chongqing reports
Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]