Comparative use of four different marker systems for the estimation of digestibility and low food intake in a group of captive giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 315-329

  Clauss, Marcus ^a,f   Lechner Doll, Matthias ^b   Flach, Edmund J ^c   Tack, Cliff ^d   Hatt, Jean Michel ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d Whipsnade Wild Animal Park   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f Institute of Animal Physiology Physiological Chemistry and Animal Nutrition   (Germany)

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EID: 22944473681     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.1031     Document Type: Article

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