different between caecotrophs vs caecotrophy
caecotrophs
English
Noun
caecotrophs
- plural of caecotroph
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caecotrophy
English
Alternative forms
- cecotrophy
Etymology
From caecum +? -trophy.
Noun
caecotrophy (uncountable)
- (biology) In certain mammals, especially rabbits and other lagomorphs, the consumption of food pellets which are naturally produced by means of digestion, retention in the caecum, and expulsion through the anus.
- Hypernym: coprophagy
- 2008, A. Belenguer et al., "Alternative methodologies to estimate ingestion of caecotrophes in growing rabbits," Livestock Science, vol. 115, no.1, p. 13,
- The second group (T-2: 6 rabbits) was also fed the labelled diet but only during the last ten days of the fattening period when animals were fitted a neck collar to prevent caecotrophy.
Related terms
- caecotroph
- caecotrophagic
- caecotrophic
See also
- reingestion
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