Energy and mineral nutrition and water intake in the captive Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Clauss, Marcus ^a,h   Polster, Carmen ^a   Klenzle, Ellen ^a   Wiesner, Henning ^b   Baumgartner, Katrin ^c   Von Houwald, Friedericke ^d   Streich, W Juergen ^e   Dierenfeld, Ellen ^f,g  

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

^b Zoological Garden Hellabrunn   (Germany)

^c Zoological Garden Nuernberg ^*  (Germany)

^d Zoological Garden Basle   (Switzerland)

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

^f International Rhino Foundation/SOS Rhino   (United States)

^g SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Diet; Energy; Health; Minerals; Obesity; Perissodactyla; Rhinoceros; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; PERISSODACTYLA; RHINOCEROS; RHINOCEROS UNICORNIS;

EID: 26444606436     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20032     Document Type: Article

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