Journal of Central European Agriculture (Oct 2011)

METRICAL FEATURES OF THE VENTRAL PART OF THE ALIMENTARY CANAL IN ARCTIC FOX (Alopex lagopus L.)

  • WITOLD Brudnicki,
  • WŁODZIMIERZ Nowicki,
  • ADAM Brudnicki,
  • JAN Wach,
  • KRZYSZTOF Kirkiłło-Stacewicz,
  • BEDEDYKT Skoczylas,
  • RYSZARD Jabłoński

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/12.2.911
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 2
pp. 276 – 282

Abstract

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The research was carried out on 60 mature individuals of arctic foxes (30 males and 30 females). Not only the length of the intestine was assessed, but also its specific parts. The overall length of the intestine in arctic fox amounted to 3,09 m in males and 3,02 m in females. The ratio of the body’s length to the length of the intestine was 1:4,80 in males and 1:4,73 in females. The rate of the large intestine in an overall length of the intestine was 17,26% in males, 17,80% in females.

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