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Gum feeding

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003020

A natural behavior of some primate species such as marmosets who consume gum, a substance secreted from certain tree species (such as acacias). This may be used as a feeding enrichment for captive primates.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003020
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoFeeding enrichment
TranslationsSpanish: alimentación con goma
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003020",
  "term": "Gum feeding",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A natural behavior of some primate species such as marmosets who consume gum, a substance secreted from certain tree species (such as acacias). This may be used as a feeding enrichment for captive primates.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "feeding enrichment"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "alimentación con goma"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/gum-feeding/"
}

Record 2,988 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.