Food composition of wild boar in north-eastern and western Poland

Abstract

Examination was made of 192 wild boar stomachs (Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758) collected during the period from April 1975 to March 1977 in several areas in north-eastern Poland. The entire stomach contents were weighed, than mixed in a bucket, after which a 1-litre sample was taken and fixed in 5% formalin. Sixty percent of the total stomach contents was analyzed. The percentages of wet plant and animal masses of food were determined, and the composition of the food examined in detail.