ArticleMammalian biology = Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde2021
Preliminary evidence for a forestomach washing mechanism in llamas (
Article in Mammalian biology = Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Teeth and the gastrointestinal tract in mammals: when 1 + 1 = 3.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Review
- Masticatory myology of the llama (Lama glama, Camelidae) and comparisons with other camelids and euungulates.Journal of anatomy · 2023Article
- The Ruminant sorting mechanism protects teeth from abrasives.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
- Sand accumulation in the digestive tract of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus): The role of the appendix.Journal of morphology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Dust and grit are ingested by herbivores in their natural habitats along with the plants that represent their selected diet. Among the functions of the rumen, a washing of ingesta from adhering dust and grit has recently been demonstrated. The putative consequence is a less strenuous wear on ruminant teeth by external abrasives during rumination. The same function should theoretically apply to camelids, but has not been investigated so far. We fed six llamas (
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