Differences in the range of faecal dry matter content between feeding types of captive wild ruminants

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 259-267

  Clauss, Marcus ^a   Lechner Doll, Matthias ^b   Streich, W Jürgen ^b  

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

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

Author keywords

Browser; Colonic water absorption; Diet; Foraging; Grazer; Habitat; Herbivores

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; DRY MATTER; FECES; FEEDING; RUMINANT;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3142779456     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03192525     Document Type: Article

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