Publication: Preliminary evidence for a forestomach washing mechanism in llamas (Lama glama)
Preliminary evidence for a forestomach washing mechanism in llamas (Lama glama)
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Hatt, J.-M., Codron, D., Richter, H., Kircher, P. R., Hummel, J., & Clauss, M. (2021). Preliminary evidence for a forestomach washing mechanism in llamas (Lama glama). Mammalian Biology : Zeitschrift Für Säugetierkunde, 101(6), 941–948. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00142-1
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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 (Lama glama) a diet of grass hay and a lucerne-based pelleted food in which f
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- Codron, Daryl
- Richter, Henning
- Kircher, Patrick R
- Hummel, Jürgen
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Hatt, J.-M., Codron, D., Richter, H., Kircher, P. R., Hummel, J., & Clauss, M. (2021). Preliminary evidence for a forestomach washing mechanism in llamas (Lama glama). Mammalian Biology : Zeitschrift Für Säugetierkunde, 101(6), 941–948. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00142-1
