No easy solution for the fractionation of faecal nitrogen in captive wild herbivores: Results of a pilot study

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 596-605

  Schwarm, A ^a,b   Schweigert, M ^a   Ortmann, S ^a   Hummel, J ^c   Janssens, G P J ^d   Streich, W J ^a   Clauss, M ^e  

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

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Digestion; Endogenous losses; Herbivory; Metabolic faecal nitrogen; Metabolic losses; Nitrogen; Protein

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MAMMAL; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BACTERIA; DIGESTION; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MAMMALS; NITROGEN;

AILURIDAE; AILURUS FULGENS; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA;

EID: 70349087678     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2008.00842.x     Document Type: Article

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