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The Stomach of the Sambar Deer ( Cervus unicolor unicolor )
Author(s) -
Stafford K. J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0264.1995.tb00043.x
Subject(s) - omasum , rumen , biology , veterinary medicine , zoology , anatomy , abomasum , medicine , food science , fermentation
Summary In New Zealand, the sambar deer is reported to feed on a variety of grasses and browse material. In the specimens studied, the average volume of the sambar rumen was about 15 l. Thick, non‐papillated pillars divided the rumen into a saccus dorsalis and a saccus ventralis. The lining of the rumen was covered with papillae; those in the roof area were short and poorly developed. The omasum was a well‐developed organ with 47‐71 (mean 57) laminae. These were covered with short and poorly developed papillae. It is concluded that these sambar deer stomachs were typical of a grass‐roughage feeder. This contrasts with the previous classification of the sambar deer as an intermediate feeder.