nonruminant

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nonruminant

(ˌnɒnˈruːmɪnənt)

adj

(Zoology) not a ruminant

(Animals) an animal that is not a ruminant

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nonruminant - not ruminant

ruminant - related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud; "ruminant mammals"

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28, 2018); see also POLLAN, supra note 90, at 76-78 ("[T]he rules still permit feedlots to feed nonruminant animal protein to ruminants.

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF CARVE-OUTS FOR RANCHING AND FARMING PROTECTIONS THROUGH STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Some saponins reduce therefore the feed intake and growth rate of nonruminant animals (Das et al., 2012).

OPTIONS TO METHANE PRODUCTION ABATEMENT IN RUMINANTS: A REVIEW

1985: A nutritional explanation for body-size patterns of ruminant and nonruminant herbivores.

Sexual segregation in the Darwin's wild sheep, Ovis ammon darwini, (Bovidae, Artiodactyla), in the Mengluoke mountains of Xinjiang, China

Two new barley varieties are good for growers, the environment, and nonruminant animals.

New eco-friendly barleys have many benefits

Being a nonruminant animal, chickens tend to use, without significant changes, the lipids and the fatty acids present in a diet in order to fulfil its physiological needs for growth and muscle development [1].

A Note on Fatty Acids Profile of Meat from Broiler Chickens Supplemented with Inorganic or Organic Selenium

Cowieson, "Board-invited review: opportunities and challenges in using exogenous enzymes to improve nonruminant animal production," Journal of Animal Science, vol.

Gene Expression and Molecular Characterization of a Xylanase from Chicken Cecum Metagenome

The elephant under the order of Proboscidea is a nonruminant herbivore, belonging to the family with two living genera and species of elephants, Elephas maximus, of Southern Asia and Loxodonta africana, of Africa (Nowak, 1999).

Macroanatomy of the Bones of Thoracic Limb of an Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)/ Macroanatomia de los Huesos del Miembro Toracico de un Elefante Asiatico (Elephas maximus)

Feed processing that combines shear forces, heat, residence time, and water may result in partial protein denaturation (13) and may result in changes in protein and other nutrient availability to a nonruminant animal.

Cockatiel transition from a seed-based to a complete diet

On the other hand and as recently reviewed [3], several studies have shown that supplemental sodium selenite and sodium selenate by oral or parenteral administration forestall the clinical signs of Se deficiency and animal losses in ruminant and nonruminant species [14, 15].

The relationship between selenium and T3 in selenium supplemented and nonsupplemented ewes and their lambs

The amount of TFAs in the meat of nonruminant animals is generally low [17] and is dependent on the presence of TFAS in the feeds.

Sequential Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Oil from Layer Poultry Feeds and GC-MS Quantification of the Fatty Acids

Infected grain may contain fungus-produced toxic substances called mycotoxins (vomitoxin), which may cause vomiting in nonruminant animals and humans.