Fermentative digestion of food in the colobus monkey, Colobus, polykomos.
Date
1976-04Author
Kay, RN
Hoppe, P
Maloiy, GMO
Type
ArticleLanguage
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Fermentation of leafy food occurs in the enlarged saccus gastricus of the colobus monkey with the formation of volatile fatty acid, as in the rumen of ruminant animals. About half of the digestible organic matter and cellulose of the diet is digested in this way.
Citation
Experientia. 1976 Apr 15;32(4):485-7Publisher
Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi
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Journal article