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A note on the comparison of digestion by New World camels, sheep and ponies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

H. F. Hintz ,
H. F. Schryver  and
M. Halbert
H. F. Hintz
Affiliation:
Equine Research Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
H. F. Schryver
Affiliation:
Equine Research Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
M. Halbert
Affiliation:
Equine Research Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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Summary

Digestion trials were conducted with four ponies, two sheep and two New World camels (one llama and one guanaco) given alfalfa pellets and a complete pelleted hay-grain diet. The New World camels were significantly more efficient in the digestion of dry matter, neutral-detergent fibre, acid-detergent fibre and cellulose than the sheep or ponies.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , June 1973 , pp. 303 - 305
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1973

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