Author, Donkey, Bureaucrats, Administrators
53,803
edits
Changes
Elephant Alimentary System - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 22:08, 13 November 2011
, 22:08, 13 November 2011Undo revision 131705 by A.allison (talk)
==Introduction==
==Introduction==
An elephant's natural diet is high in fibre (36%) and low in protein (7-10%). Juvenile elephants require 3 kg of feed per 100kg of body weight per day. The passage time of food through the gastrointestinal tract ranges from 18 to 24 hours. They have no [[Gall Bladder - Anatomy & Physiology|gall bladder]] and their taenia and sacculations are not as clearly defined as in the horse.
An elephant's natural diet is high in fibre (36%) and low in protein (7-10%). Juvenile elephants require 3 kg of feed per 100kg of body weight per day. The passage time of food through the gastrointestinal tract ranges from 18 to 24 hours. They have no [[Gall Bladder - Anatomy & Physiology|gall bladder]] and their taenia and sacculations are not as clearly defined as in the horse.
[[Alimentary System - Anatomy & Physiology]]
[[Category:Alimentary System - Anatomy & Physiology]]
[[Category:Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology]]
[[Category:Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology]]
[[Category:A&P Done]]
[[Category:A&P Done]]