Polyunsaturated fatty acid content in adipose tissue in foregut and hindgut fermenting mammalian herbivores: A literature survey

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-158

  Clauss, Marcus ^a   Grum, Christine ^a   Hatt, Jean Michel ^a  

^a VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fatty acid pattern; Fermentation chamber; Foregut fermenter; Herbivore; Hindgut fermenter

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; HERBIVORE; MAMMAL;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 58349091892     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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