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THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF VERTEBRATES

MAMMALS: Peccary


Collared peccary
Collared peccary (photo by Dr Keri Slifka)    < go to CD


Table 7-5b  (CD Table 8.6b)
Disaccharidase activity in eutherian mammals
Enzymatic activity is designated as + (present), trace or 0 (absent). Results in brackets indicate use of and alternate substrate. All data from adult specimens. (from Vonk and Western 1984 plus perissodactyla data from Roberts 1975)


Table 8.2  (CD Table 9.2)
Microbial counts in the foregut of herbivorous mammals and birds