Observations on the macroscopic digestive anatomy of the Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 276-278

  Clauss, M ^a   Hummel, J ^a,b   Vercammen, F ^a,c   Streich, W J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; HEMITRAGUS JEMLAHICUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HISTOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; ORGAN SIZE; RUMINANTS;

EID: 24944448778     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2005.00611.x     Document Type: Article

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