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Integration of metabolism and digestion in the hyrax

  • 1983
  • Issue: 1
  • Volume: 13
N. Fairall, A.K. Eloff & I.S. McNairn Page: 79 - 80

Metabolic adaptations and digestive ability were integrated to explain the ecological efficiency of the hyrax (Procavia capensis). Metabolic rate was shown to decrease linearly with a drop in ambient temperature, but at a lower rate than an animal of equivalent…

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Fibre digestion in the hyrax

  • 1983
  • Issue: 1
  • Volume: 13
A.K. Eloff Page: 28 - 30

Transit time and digestibility of two diets differing in fibre content were studied using captive hyrax (Procavia capensis). Significant negative correlations were found between transit time and NDF content of the diets. During these studies the hindgut played a major…

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