Fiber digestibility by the orangutan (Pongo abelii): In vitro and in vivo

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 571-580

  Schmidt, Debra A ^a,d   Kerley, Monty S ^a   Dempsey, Janet L ^b,e   Porton, Ingrid J ^b   Porter, James H ^a   Griffin, Mark E ^c   Ellersieck, Mark R ^a   Sadler, William C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

^c Purina Mills LLC   (United States)

^d LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^e NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fiber digestibility; Gel diet; Orangutan; Pongo abelii; Primate nutrition

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLYCINE MAX; PONGO; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33645660979     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/04-103.1     Document Type: Article

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