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THE COMPOSITION OF THE MILK OF THE AFRICAN BLACK RHINOCEROS ( DICEROS BICORNIS ; LINN.)
Author(s) -
ASCHAFFENBURG R.,
GREGORY MARGARET E.,
ROWLAND S. J.,
THOMPSON S. Y.,
KON VANDA M.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1961.tb05914.x
Subject(s) - rhinoceros , composition (language) , captivity , butterfat , lactation , biology , zoology , geography , milk fat , food science , art , pregnancy , genetics , literature , linseed oil
Little is known of the composition of the milk of the rhinoceros, partly because only so few have bred in captivity. We report here the chemical composition and vitamin content of a sample of milk of the African black rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ) taken during the nineteenth month of lactation.