Observations on fresh forage intake, ingesta particle size and nutrient digestibility in four species of macropod

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 627-636

  Lentle, R G ^a   Hume, I D ^b   Stafford, K J ^a   Kennedy, M ^b   Springett, B P ^a   Haslett, S ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIBILITY; FOOD INTAKE; GRAZING; MARSUPIAL; PARTICLE SIZE;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; KAWAU ISLAND; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

ANIMALIA; HIBISCUS TILIACEUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS; MACROPUS EUGENII; MACROPUS PARMA; MELICYTUS; METATHERIA; PENICILLATA; PETROGALE; PETROGALE PENICILLATA; WALLABIA BICOLOR;

EID: 1642398390     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO02032     Document Type: Article

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