Dietary shifts affect the gastrointestinal microflora of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 577-585

  Williams, C L ^a   Willard, S ^a   Kouba, A ^b   Sparks, D ^a   Holmes, W ^c   Falcone, J ^b   Williams, C H ^d   Brown, A ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Memphis Zoological Society   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging effects; Giant panda; Gut microbiome; Microbial digestion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BEAR; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; POACEAE; SEASON; TIME; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; DIET; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; POACEAE; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; URSIDAE;

AILUROPODA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES SP.; CLOSTRIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 84878133426     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2012.01299.x     Document Type: Article

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