Animal fibre: The forgotten nutrient in strict carnivores? First insights in the cheetah

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 146-154

  Depauw, S ^a   Hesta, M ^a   Whitehouse Tedd, K ^b   Vanhaecke, L ^a   Verbrugghe, A ^a   Janssens, G P J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Cheetah Outreach   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acinonyx jubatus; Fermentation; Intestinal health; Whole prey

Indexed keywords

INDICAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEETAH; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; RABBIT; ZOO ANIMAL;

ACINONYX; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; INDICAN; MALE; MEAT; RABBITS;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84872924780     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2011.01252.x     Document Type: Article

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