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A comparison of gastrointestinal transit time in ten species of mammal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

E. T. Clemens  and
C. E. Stevens
E. T. Clemens
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.A.
C. E. Stevens
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.A.
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The efficiency of digestion and absorption is dependent upon the rate at which digesta moves through the gastrointestinal tract. The following report describes the gastrointestinal transit for digesta markers given to ten species of mammals fed the same diet.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 94 , Issue 3 , June 1980 , pp. 735 - 737
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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