Digestion studies in captive Hippopotamidae: A group of large ungulates with an unusually low metabolic rate

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 300-308

  Schwarm, A ^a   Ortmann, S ^a   Hofer, H ^a   Streich, W J ^a   Flach, E J ^b   Kuhne R ^c   Hummel, J ^d,e   Castell, J C ^d   Clauss, M ^f,g  

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

^b ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Zoological Garden of Berlin   (Germany)

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

^e Zoological Garden of Cologne   (Germany)

^f VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; HEXAPROTODON LIBERIENSIS; HIPPOPOTAMIDAE; HIPPOPOTAMUS AMPHIBIUS; UNGULATA;

NITROGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ARTIODACTYLA; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; MALE; NITROGEN; OBESITY; PLANT PROTEINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33748360285     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2005.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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