Quantification of enterobacteriaceae in faeces of captive black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) in relation to dietary tannin supplementation

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-34

  Clauss, M ^a   Wittenbrink, M M ^a   Castell, J C ^b   Kienzle, E ^b   Dierenfeld, E S ^c   Flach, E J ^d   MacGregor, S K ^d   Hoppe, T ^e   Hummel, J ^f   Streich, W J ^g   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 Institute of Medical Microbiology Immunology and Hygiene   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Black rhinoceros; Diceros bicornis; Enterobacteriaceae; Faecal bacteria; Feeding; Nutrition; Tannin

Indexed keywords

TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECES; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PERISSODACTYLA; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; PERISSODACTYLA; TANNINS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICEROS BICORNIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SCHINOPSIS BALANSAE;

EID: 37849019980     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2007.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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