A diet supplement for captive wild ruminants

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 150-156

  Baker, Dan L ^a   Stout, Glenn W ^b   Miller, Michael W ^a  

^a Research Center ^*  (United States)

^b WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Mountain goats; Mountain sheep; Mule deer; Pronghorn; Wapiti; Wildlife husbandry; Wildlife nutrition

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BOVIDS; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVALUATION; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; STANDARD; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVALUATION STUDIES; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RUMINANTS;

EID: 0032084610     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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