Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology of Select Exotic Companion Mammals
Abstract
The anatomy and gastrointestinal physiology of rabbits, guinea pigs, and chinchillas are different from those of other exotic companion mammals. Rabbits, guinea pigs, and chinchillas are all concentrate selectors, hindgut fermenters, and coprophagic. They are designed to intake large quantities of high-fibrous, low-energy-density foods. They use unique colonic separation mechanisms and have open-rooted, constantly growing dentition. Gastrointestinal disease, often secondary to diet or environmental factors, is common in these species.
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Physiologically, the vermiform appendix in rabbits is involved in bicarbonate secretion to buffer cecal acidity and in water secretion to form the semi fluid cecal paste.
“Phisiologicaly, the vermiform appendix in rabbits is involved in bicarbonate secretion in order to buffer the cecal acidity and in water secretion to form the semi luid cecal paste (Davies et al., 2003;Kohles, 2014).”
From Anatomical Particularities of the Cecum in Rabbits and Chinchillas (2014) · cites this paper as Kohles, 2014
Relative to other non-ruminant herbivores such as horse, the rabbits and chinchillas digestive tube has an increased development to provide the nutrient requirements and increases the efficiency of utilization of fibrous nutrients.
“Relative to other non ruminant herbivores such as horse, the rabbits and chinchillas digestive tube has an increased development to provide the nutrient requirements and increases the ef iciency of utilization of ibrous nutrients (Ebino 1993;Boellinger 2007;Kohles 2014).”
From Anatomical Particularities of the Cecum in Rabbits and Chinchillas (2014) · cites this paper as Kohles 2014
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Anatomical Particularities of the Cecum in Rabbits and Chinchillas
STAN, F. G. (2014) · Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Veterinary Medicine · doi:10.15835/buasvmcn-vm:10587 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
“Relative to other non ruminant herbivores such as horse, the rabbits and chinchillas digestive tube has an increased development to provide the nutrient requirements and increases the ef iciency of utilization of ibrous nutrients (Ebino 1993; Boellinger 2007; Kohles 2014).”
Background
- Authors
- Kohles, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kohles, Micah
- ORCID
- Kohles, Micah
- Venue
- Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-05
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 165-178
- ISSN
- 1094-9194 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2094664115
- Cited by
- 30
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 4.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Veterinary Clinics of North America Exotic Animal Practice (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Urology › Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies
- Keywords
- gastrointestinal anatomy, digestive physiology, rabbits, guinea pig, chinchilla, hindgut fermentation, coprophagy, high-fiber diet, gastrointestinal diseases
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Chinchilla, Guinea Pigs, Mammals, Rabbits, Gastrointestinal Tract, Pets
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