Title:

The use of fragment-identification to demonstrate short-term changes in the diet of rabbits

Creator:

Wallage-Drees, J. M. ; Immink, H. J. ; De Bruyn, G. J. ; Slim, P. A.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1986

Description:

Microscopical analysis of epidermal fragments in stomach contents or faeces is in a helpful tool in assessing the diet of herbivores. Two aspects can cause differences between stomach and faecal samples and should be taken into account establishing correction factors for diet composition: (1) differential digestion or retention of different plant species or plant parts; and (2) differences between meals (short-term changes in diet). In the present study faeces mean/stomach mean presence of a plant species is interpreted as a measure of digestibility and used as conversion factor for differential digestion of that species.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

short-term changes in diet ; faeces contents ; Oryctolagus cuniculus ; stomach contents ; krótkoterminowe zmiany diety ; zawartość żołądka ; skład kału ; strawność

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

31

Issue:

22

Start page:

293

End page:

301

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.86-27

Source:

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Language:

eng ; sum. eng. ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open