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Title: | Food intake, nutrient utilization and water turnover in the lesser mouse-deer (Tragulus javanicus) given lundai (Sapium baccatum) | Contributor(s): | Nolan, John V (author) ; Liang, J B (author); Abdullah, N (author); Kudo, H (author); Ismail, H (author); Ho, Y W (author); Jalaludin, S (author) | Publication Date: | 1995 | DOI: | 10.1016/0300-9629(95)98535-O | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/23343 | Abstract: | Voluntary food intake, digestibility and water turnover were determined in adult Malaysian lesser mouse-deer (Tragulus javanicus) given unlimited access to lundai foliage (Sapium baccatum). Daily dry matter (DM) intake was 42.4 g/kg metabolic live mass (M⁰‧⁷) or 3.7% M. Digestible energy intake was 853 kJ/day (571 kJ metabolisable energy per M⁰‧⁷), calculated to be used with 79% efficiency. Apparent digestibility (%) of organic matter was 83.8, crude fibre 63.7, acid detergent fibre 60.5, neutral detergent fibre 72.1 and crude protein 65.0. Urinary excretion of the purine derivative, allantoin, was 0.05 mg/g digestible DM intake suggesting rumen microbial yield efficiency may be lower than in other ruminant species. Total water intake was 182 ml/M⁰‧⁸². The body-water content of the fed mouse-deer, from tritiated water dilution, was 77% M, consistent with a very lean carcass. Turnover of body water was 17% per day. The mouse-deer produced relatively dry, well-defined faecal pellets. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A: Physiology, 111(1), p. 177-182 | Publisher: | Pergamon Press | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 0300-9629 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 069999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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