Quantitative investigation of the intestines in eight species of domestic mammals

Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 359-371

  Snipes, R L ^a   Snipes, Heidi ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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BOVIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

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