Chemical analysis and consistency of faeces produced by captive monkeys (françois langurs, trachypithecus françoisi) fed supplemental fibre

Veterinary Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 76-80

  Nijboer, J ^a   Becher, F ^b   van der Kuilen, J ^b   Beynen, A C ^b  

^a Rotterdam Zoo   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dietary fibre; Digestion; Leaf eating monkeys

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLOBINAE; DEFECATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LARGE INTESTINE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COLOBINAE; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; INTESTINE, LARGE; WATER;

EID: 0035316861     PISSN: 01652176     EISSN: 18755941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2001.9695086     Document Type: Article

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