Editing Common eland (section)

===Husbandry===
Common elands have a mild [[temperament]] and have been successfully [[Domestication|domesticated]] for meat and milk production in South Africa and Russia.<ref name="rafferty"/> Their need for water is quite low because they produce [[urine]] with a high [[urea]] content, but they require a substantial grazing area, along with [[Mineral lick|salt licks]] and large amounts of supplementary feed such as [[maize]], [[sorghum]], [[melon]]s, and [[bean]]s, which can be expensive. A female can produce up to {{convert|7|kg|lb|abbr=on}} of milk per day that is richer in [[milkfat]] than cow milk. The pleasant-tasting milk has a [[butterfat]] content of 11-17% and can be stored for up to eight months if properly prepared, versus several days for cow milk.<ref name=Pappas/>

Housing common elands is difficult due to their ability to jump over fences as high as {{convert|3|m|abbr=on}} or simply break through using their substantial mass. Sometimes, wild elands break through enclosures to mix with domesticated ones. Common elands can reproduce in captivity, but calf survival is low and the young may need to be separated from their mothers to ensure health and adequate feeding.<ref name = Pappas/> [[Animal husbandry|Husbandry]] requires care because the generally placid animals startle easily and require large amounts of space.<ref name=Harris/>