Dietary fiber influences nutrient utilization, growth and dry matter intake of green iguanas (Iguana iguana)

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1501-1507

  Baer, David J ^a,b,c   Oftedal, Olav T ^a   Rumpler, William V ^b   Ullrey, Duane E ^c  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Energy intake; Growth rate; Iguana iguana; Neutral detergent fiber

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; LIGNIN; ORGANIC MATTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FECES; GROWTH RATE; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT;

ANIMALIA; IGUANA IGUANA; IGUANIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0030747191     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.8.1501     Document Type: Article

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