Evaluation of nutrient digestibility and fecal characteristics of exotic felids fed horse-or beef-based diets: Use of the domestic cat as a model for exotic felids

Zoo Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 432-448

  Vester, Brittany M ^a   Beloshapka, Alison N ^a   Middelbos, Ingmar S ^a   Burke, Sarah L ^b   Dikeman, Cheryl L ^b   Simmons, Lee G ^b   Swanson, Kelly S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Henry Doorly Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative nutrition; Diet comparison; Digestibility; Fecal analysis; Feline

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CAT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET; DIGESTION; FECES; FELIDAE; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BUTYRATES; CATS; CATTLE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS; FECES; FELIDAE; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; MEAT; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; EQUIDAE; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA;

EID: 77956907251     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20275     Document Type: Article

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