Preliminary evidence for a forestomach washing mechanism in llamas (

Camelid Chewing Grit Phytoliths Ruminant Rumination Tooth wear

Journal

Mammalian biology = Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde
ISSN: 1616-5047
Titre abrégé: Mamm Biol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101242502

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2021
Historique:
received: 04 12 2020
accepted: 04 06 2021
entrez: 20 12 2021
pubmed: 21 12 2021
medline: 21 12 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

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 (

Identifiants

pubmed: 34924918
doi: 10.1007/s42991-021-00142-1
pii: 142
pmc: PMC8629863
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

941-948

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2021.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflict of interestNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Auteurs

Jean-Michel Hatt (JM)

Clinic for Zoo Animals, Exotic Pets and Wildlife, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 260, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.

Daryl Codron (D)

Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300 South Africa.

Henning Richter (H)

Clinic for Diagnostic Imaging, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 258c, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.

Patrick R Kircher (PR)

Clinic for Diagnostic Imaging, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 258c, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.

Jürgen Hummel (J)

Ruminant Nutrition, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Goettingen, Kellnerweg 6, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.

Marcus Clauss (M)

Clinic for Zoo Animals, Exotic Pets and Wildlife, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 260, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
AgroVet Strickhof, Lindau Site, Eschikon 27, 8315 Lindau, Switzerland.

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