title: Coprophagy in marmosets due to insufficient protein (amino acid) intake.
abstract: In the course of experiments to study the minimal protein requirement of common marmosets by nitrogen balance methods, coprophagy was observed. It occurred in most animals fed diets either with a protein content below 6% or lacking histidine/arginine. The protein level of 6% had previously been evaluated as being the minimal protein requirement for maintenance of marmosets.
authors.affiliation: Institut fûr Physiology, Tieräztlichen Fakultät München, FRG.
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Flurer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zucker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002143:Callitrichinae / Q000378:metabolism*; D002951:Citrates / Q000032:analysis; D019343:Citric Acid; D003303:Coprophagia / Q000209:etiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005998:Glycine / Q000032:analysis; D011488:Protein Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D005998:Glycine