Condensing results of wet sieving analyses into a single data: A comparison of methods for particle size description

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 783-797

  Fritz, Julia ^a   Streich, W Jürgen ^b   Schwarm, Angela ^c   Clauss, Marcus ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cumulative distribution; Curve fitting; Mean; Median; Modulus of fineness; Particle size; Sieve analysis; Weighted average

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FECES; FOOD HANDLING; HERBIVORY; MASTICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STOMACH JUICE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; FECES; FOOD HANDLING; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HERBIVORY; MASTICATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84865982304     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2011.01183.x     Document Type: Article

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