Consumption and utilization of natural foods by the common hamster

Abstract

rape and clover, as well as seeds of poppy and invertebrates, dominate in the food of ham-sters. In autumn hamsters eat mainly clover, potatoe tubers, invertebrates and wheat corn. Moreover, consumption and utilization of concentrated foods (seeds of oat, wheat, corn, and Vicia faba minor), and bulky foods (green wheat, beetroot, alfalfa) was determined. The diges-sted energy ranged from 56 to 91%, and metabolizable energy from 50 to 79