Digestion coefficients achieved by the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), a large browsing hindgut fermenter

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 325-334

  Clauss, M ^a   Castell, J C ^b   Kienzle, E ^b   Dierenfeld, E S ^c   Flach, E J ^d   Behlert, O ^e   Ortmann, S ^f   Streich, W J ^f   Hummel, J ^b,e   Hatt, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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

^c SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

^d ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Zoological Garden of Cologne   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Black rhinoceros; Browser; Diceros bicornis; Digestion; Feeding; Hindgut fermenter; Horse; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DICEROS BICORNIS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; RHINOCEROS; RHINOCEROS UNICORNIS; RHINOCEROTIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PERISSODACTYLA; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS; PERISSODACTYLA;

EID: 33745679239     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2006.00606.x     Document Type: Article

References (52)

1. Ahlswede, L., 1977: Untersuchungen über Pferdealleinfuttermittel in Form von Briketts. Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift 84, 132-135.
2. Atkinson, S. J., 1995: Maintenance of captive black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) on indigenous browse in Zimbabwe: energetics, nutrition and implications for conservation. MSc thesis, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe.
3. Cerling, T. E.; Harris, J. M.; Leakey, M. G., 1999: Browsing and grazing in elephants: the isotope record of modern and fossil proboscideans. Oecologia 120, 364-374.
4. Clauss, M.; Lechner-Doll, M., 2001: Differences in selective particle retention as a key factor in the diversification of ruminants. Oecologia 129, 321-327.
5. Clauss, M.; Loehlein, W.; Kienzle, E.; Wiesner, H., 2003: Studies on feed digestibilities in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition 87, 160-173.
6. Clauss, M.; Froeschle, T.; Castell, J.; Hummel, J.; Hau, J.-M.; Ortmann, S.; Streich, W. J., 2005a: Fluid and particle retention times in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicomis), a large hindgut-fermenting browser. Acta Theriologica 50, 367-376.
7. Clauss, M.; Polster, C.; Kienzle, E.; Wiesner, H.; Baumgartner, K.; von Houwald, F.; Ortmann, S.; Streich, W. J.; Dierenfeld, E. S., 2005b: Studies on digestive physiology and feed digestibilities in captive Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition 89, 229-237.
8. Clemens, E. T.; Maloiy, G. M. O., 1982: The digestive physiology of three East African herbivores: the elephant, rhinoceros and hippopotamus. Journal of Zoology (London) 198, 141-156.
9. Cymbaluk, N. F., 1990: Comparison of forage digestion by cattle and horses. Journal of Animal Science 70, 601-610.
10. Dierenfeld, E. S., 1995: Rhinoceros nutrition: an overview with special reference to browsers. Verhandlungsberichte der Erkrankungen der Zootiere 37, 7-14.
11. Dierenfeld, E. S.; Wildmann, R. E. C.; Romo, S., 2000: Feed intake, diet utilization, and composition of browse consumed by the Sumatran Rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) in a North American zoo. Zoo Biology 19, 169-180.
12. Dinerstein, E., 1989: The foliage-as-fruit hypothesis and the feeding behavior of South Asian ungulates. Biotropica 21, 214-218.
13. Emslie, R. H.; Adcock, K., 1994: Feeding Ecology of Black Rhinos. Proceedings of Symposium on 'Rhinos as Game Ranch Animals', Onderstepoort, South Africa, pp. 65-81.
14. Faurie, F.; Miraglia, N.; Tisserand, J. L., 1992: Evaluating the feeding value of forages for horses. European Conference on Horse Nutrition 1, 179-182.
15. Fehrle, S., 1999: Untersuchungen zur Verdaulichkeit von Mischfutter beim Pferd in Abhängigkeit von der Rauhfutteraufnahme. Doctoral Thesis, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, München, Germany.
16. Fonnesbeck, P. V., 1969: Partition of the nutrients of forage for horses. Journal of Animal Science 28, 624-633.
17. Foose, T. J., 1982: Trophic strategies of ruminant versus nonruminant ungulates. PhD thesis, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
18. Foster, W. E., 1960: The square-lipped rhinoceros. Lammergeyer 1, 25-35.
19. Frape, D. L.; Tuck, M.; Sutcliffe, N. H.; Jones, D. B., 1982: The use of inert markers in the measurement of the digestibility of cubed concentrates and of hay given in several proportions to the pony, horse and white rhinoceros (Diceros simus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 72A, 77-83.
20. Goddard, J., 1968: Food preferences of two black rhinoceros populations. East African Wildlife Journal 6, 1-18.
21. Goddard, J., 1970: Food preferences of black rhinoceros in the Tsavo National Park. East African Wildlife Journal 8, 145-161.
22. Güldenhaupt, V., 1979: Verträglichkeit und Verdaulichkeit eines Alleinfutters f̈r Pferde in Kombination mit Stroh. Doctoral Thesis (med. vet.), Tierärtzliche-Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
23. Hackenberger, M.. K., 1987: Diet digestibilities and ingesta transit tim.es of captive Asian and African elephants. MS thesis, University of Guelph, Canada, pp. 1-115.
24. Hall-Martin, H. J.; Erasmus, T.; Botha, B. P. (1982) Seasonal variation of diet and faeces composition of black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis in the Addo Elephant National Park. Koedoe 25, 63-82.
25. Hamilton, S., 1999: Rhinoceros nutrition: a comparative approach. BSc thesis, Department of Animal Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
26. Hatt, J.-M.; Wenker, C.; Castell, J.; Clauss, M., 2004: Dietary and Veterinary Management of a Lingual Abscess in a Geriatric Captive Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis) with Iron Storage Disease. EAZWV 5th Scientific Meeting, Ebeltoft, Denmark, pp. 339-340.
27. Hennig, J.; Gindrig, T., 2001: Feeding Habits of Desert.Dwelling Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), in Kunene Region, Northwest of Namibia. Proceedings of International Elephant and Rhino Research Symposium, Vienna, pp. 311-313.
28. Hoffmann, M.; Klippel, W.; Schiemann, R., 1967: Untersuchungen über den Energieumsatz beim. Pferd, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Horizontalbewegung. Archives of Animal Nutrition 17, 441-449.
29. Hummel, J.; Pfeffer, E.; Streich, W. J.; Kienzle, E.; Clauss, M., 2005: Differences of in vitro fermentative behaviour of forage classes. Proceedings of the Society of Nutrition Physiology 14, 144.
30. Iason, G. R.; Van Wieren, S. E., 1999: Adaptations of mammalian herbivores to low quality forage. In: H. Olff, V. K. Brown, R. H. Drent (eds), Herbivores, Plants and Predators. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK, pp. 337-369.
31. Joubert, E.; Eloff, F. C., 1971: Notes on the ecology and behaviour of the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis Linn. 1758 in South West Africa. Madoqua 1, 5-53.
32. Kiefer, B., 2002: Qualität und Verdaulichkeit der vom Breitmaulnashorn aufgenommenen Nahrung. Doctoral Thesis (vet. med.), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, München, Germany.
33. Loutit, B. D.; Louw, G. N.; Seely, M. K., 1987: First approximation of food preferences and the chemical composition of the diet of the desert-dwelling black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis L. Madoqua 15, 35-54.
34. Mason, V. C.; Frederiksen, J. H., 1979: Partition of the nitrogen in sheep faeces with detergent solutions, and its application to the estimation of the true digestibility of dietary nitrogen and the excretion of non dietary faecal nitrogen. Zeitschrift für Tierphysiologie, Tierernahrung und Futtermittelkunde 41, 121-131.
35. Miller, R. E., 2003: Rhinocerotidae (Rhinoceroses). In: M. E. Fowler, R. E. Miller (eds), Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, 5th edn. Saunders, St Louis, MO, pp. 558-569.
36. Mukinya, J. G., 1977: Feeding and drinking habits of the black rhinoceros in Masai Mara Game Reserve. East African Wildlife Journal 15, 125-138.
37. Oftedal, O. T.; Baer, D. J.; Allen, M. E., 1996: The feeding and nutrition of herbivores. In: D. G. Kleimann, M. E. Allen, K. V. Thompson, S. Lumpkin (eds), Wild Mammals in Captivity: Principles and Techniques. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, pp. 129-138.
38. Oloo, T. W.; Brett, R.; Young, T. P., 1994: Seasonal variation in the feeding ecology of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) in Laikipa, Kenya. African Journal of Ecology 32, 142-157.
39. Owen-Smith, N., 1982: Factors influencing the consumption of plant products by large herbivores. In: B. J. Huntley, B. H. Walker (eds), Ecology of Tropical Savannas. Springer, Berlin, pp. 359-404.
40. Pérez-Barbería, F. J.; Elston, D. A.; Gordon, I. J.; Illius, A. W., 2004: The evolution of phylogenetic differences in the efficiency of digestion in ruminants. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B 271, 1081-1090.
41. Pole, A., 1995: Feeding ecology of semi-intensive black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) in a highveld habitat. Doctoral Thesis (biology), University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe.
42. Prins, R. A.; Kreulen, D. A., 1991: Comparative aspects of plant cell wall digestion in mammals. In: S. Hoshino, R. Onodera, H. Minoto, H. Itabashi (eds), The Rumen Ecosystem: the Microbial Metabolism and its Regulation. Japan Scientific Soc. Press, Tokyo, pp. 109-121.
43. Robbins, C. T., 1993: Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition. Academic Press, London.
44. Schenkel, R.; Schenkel-Hullinger, L., 1969: Ecology and Behaviour of the Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis L.). Paul Parey Verlag, Hamburg, Berlin.
45. 3-aufgeschlossenem Stroh. Doctoral Thesis (med. vet.), Tierärtzliche Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
46. 3-behandelten oder unbehandeltem Weizenstroh an Pferde. Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Karl-Marx-Universitaet Leipzig, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe 36, 254-259.
47. Short, H. L.; Blair, R. M.; Segelquist, C. A., 1974: Fiber composition and forage digestibility by small ruminants. The Journal of Wildlife Management 38, 197-209.
48. Slade, L. M.; Robinson, D. W., 1.970: Nitrogen metabolism in nonruminant herbivores. II. Comparative aspects of protein digestion. Journal of Animal Science 30, 761-763.
49. Spala, P.; Hradecky, P., 1993: Preliminary determination of nutritional requirements of the pregnant black rhinoceros (Diceros bicomis). In: O. A. Ryder (ed.), Rhinoceros Biology and Conservation. Proceedings of an International Conference, San Diego, California. Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA. pp. 277-281.
50. Ullrey, D. E.; Robinson, P. T.; Whetter, P. A., 1979: Comparative digestibility studies with zoo herbivores. Proceedings of AAZV 1979, 120-121a.
51. Zeyner, A.; Kienzle, E., 2002: A method to estimate digestible energy in horse feed. Journal of Nutrition 132, 1771S-1773S.
52. Zeyner, A.; Hoffmann, M..; Fuchs, R., 1992: Möglichkeiten zur Schätzung des Energiegehaltes in Rationen zur Sportpferdefütterung, 1. European Conference on Horse Nutrition 1, 175-178.