Studies on digestive physiology and feed digestibilities in captive Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 89, Issue 3-6, 2005, Pages 229-237

  Clauss, M ^a,c   Polster, C ^a   Kienzle, E ^a   Wiesner, H ^b   Baumgartner, K ^c   Von Houwald, F ^d   Ortmann, S ^e   Streich, W J ^e   Dierenfeld, E S ^c  

^a Inst Anim Physiol P   (Germany)

^b Zoological Garden 'Hellabrunn'   (Germany)

^c Zoological Garden Nürnberg ^*  (Switzerland)

^d Zoological Garden Basle   (Switzerland)

^e LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PERISSODACTYLA; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENERGY INTAKE; FECES; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PERISSODACTYLA;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RHINOCEROS UNICORNIS; RHINOCEROTIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 17144376067     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2005.00546.x     Document Type: Article

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