Abstract
Feeding habits of the Senegal kob ( Kobus kob kob, Erxeleben 1777) in the wild and under ranching conditions at Kainji Lake Research Institute were examined. A total of 30 different plant species utilized at both sites were observed. Among these 21.9% were forbs/herbs; 25% shrubs/trees and 53% were grasses and grass-like plants. A total of 14 browse plants was utilized within the ranching paddock, out of which 11 were utilized during the dry season, 2 in both seasons of the year and only 1 in the wet season. It was observed that the Senegal kob favoured the following browse plants: Grewis mollis, Maranthus polyandra (Parinari polyandra) and Pterocarpus erinaceous within the ranching paddock. Debarking and uprooting of plants were not observed. Among the grass species utilized by kobs at both sites, Andropogon gayanus, Andropogon tectorum, Echinochloa colonum and Bracharia mutica were found to be more favoured. The grass species favoured were mainly perennials thus making it possible for them to select herbaceous plants that are available all the year round.
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