Factors affecting food comminution during chewing in ruminants: A review

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 233-256

  Perez Barberia F J ^a   Gordon, I J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass; Chewing behaviour; Chewing effectiveness; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

CHEWING; FOOD PARTICLE; RUMINANT; TOOTH;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0041838318     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1997.0183     Document Type: Article

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