The effect of size and density on the mean retention time of particles in the reticulorumen of cattle (Bos primigenius f. taurus), muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) and moose (Alces alces)

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 634-644

  Clauss, Marcus ^a   Lechner, Isabel ^a   Barboza, Perry ^b   Collins, William ^c   Tervoort, Theo A ^d   Südekum, Karl Heinz ^e   Codron, Daryl ^a   Hummel, Jrgen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluid throughput; Particle retention; Particle size; Rumen physiology; Stratification; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BOS PRIMIGENIUS; BOVIDS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; FLUID RETENTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRASS; MALE; MEAN RETENTION TIME; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MOOSE; NONHUMAN; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS; PARTICLE DENSITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; RELATIVE DENSITY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION SCIENCES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTICS; RUMEN; RUMINANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ALCES ALCES; BOS; BOS PRIMIGENIUS; OVIBOS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS;

EID: 79951674292     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510004101     Document Type: Article

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