Acute gastric dilatation in two black and white colobus monkeys.
Acute gastric dilatation in two black and white colobus monkeys is described. The subfamily colobini have a ruminant-like stomach and a pregastric fermentation, of important for the observations described.
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Institute of Primate Research, National Museum of Kenya, Karen, Nairobi.
Chege
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Riday
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D003104:Colobus; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D013271:Gastric Dilatation / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000209:etiology*