Foraging differences in cattle: fecal analysis of three racial categories in a harsh environment.
Behav Genet
; 11(4): 385-94, 1981 Jul.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7325944
Feces from three racial categories of cattle being raised together in degraded, desertic-thorn forest environment in northwestern Mexico were compared for plant epidermal cell content. There were statistically significant group differences for approximately one-third of the plant material found in the feces. The proportional fecal differences between racial categories were similar to those found previously for B-system blood types. The feces of Bos taurus-like cattle contained a greater variety of plants than did those of B indicus-like animals. The findings have implications for studies of behavioral evolution, the effects of cattle on ecology, and cattle husbandry.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Bovinos
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Preferências Alimentares
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Behav Genet
Ano de publicação:
1981
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos