Journal article

Publication year: 1997

Pages: 359-371

Journal: Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde = International journal of mammalian biology

Volume number: 62

Issue number: 6

ISSN: 0044-3468

Publisher: Urban & Fischer

Abstract: 
Eight species of domestic mammals (dog, cat, horse, pig, cow, goat, sheep, and rabbit) were investigated using quantitative morphometric techniques to determine various functional parameters of the intestines. In addition to lengths and volumes, basal areas were measured directly on the entire large intestines. Histological sections were made from disc-shaped probes punched from predetermined areas of the intestine in order to calculate a factor of increase of the intestinal mucosa due to macroscopically and microscopically visible structures such as folds mounds, villi, and Crypts. Ratios of large intestine to small intestine for the parameters areas and volume as well as area to volume relationships were determined. According to this type of data handling, nonruminant herbivores are set apart from a collective taxonomically unrelated group including faunivores and intermediate feeders plus ruminant herbivores. This latter grouping is discussed in relation to their diet and large intestinal morphology.

Harvard Citation style: Snipes, R. and Snipes, H. (1997) Quantitative investigation of the intestines in eight species of domestic mammals, ZEITSCHRIFT FUR SAUGETIERKUNDE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY, 62(6), pp. 359-371

APA Citation style: Snipes, R., & Snipes, H. (1997). Quantitative investigation of the intestines in eight species of domestic mammals. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR SAUGETIERKUNDE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY. 62(6), 359-371.