Seasonal, sex and live weight variations in feed and water consumptions of adult captive African Giant rats (Cricetomys gambianus, Waterhouse - 1840) kept individually in cages

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 465-474

  Dzenda, T ^a   Ayo, J O ^a   Lakpini, C A M ^b   Adelaiye, A B ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Appetite; Drinking; Feeding; Guinea Savannah; Heat stress; Rodent

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DRINKING; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RODENT; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DRINKING; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; RODENTIA; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS;

CRICETOMYS EMINI; CRICETOMYS GAMBIANUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84878154818     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2012.01287.x     Document Type: Article

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