Body weights, dry matter intakes, and dry matter digestibilities by wild Korean mountain hares were determined. Four haves (two pairs) were assigned to the diets containing sweet potato + kudzu vine (Diet 1) and sweet potato + soybeans + kudzu vine (D...
Body weights, dry matter intakes, and dry matter digestibilities by wild Korean mountain hares were determined. Four haves (two pairs) were assigned to the diets containing sweet potato + kudzu vine (Diet 1) and sweet potato + soybeans + kudzu vine (Diet 2). Body weight of males were 1,548 g for Diet t and L,528 g for Diet 2, and those of females were 1,419 g for Diet 1 and 1,408 g for Diet 2. Daily dry matter intakes by males were L20.7 g for Diet I and 108.3 g for Diet 2 (P$lt;.01), and those by females were 109.9 g for Diet 1 and 92.4 g for Diet 2 (P$lt;.01). Dry matter digestibilities by males were 66.2% for Diet 1 and 68.1% for Diet 2 (P$lt;.01), and those by females were 72.9% for Diet 1 and 77.4% for Diet 2 (P$lt;.01).