Defecation Rate in Captive Gaur (<i>Bos gaurus</i>) at Thiruvananthapuram Zoological Garden, Kerala, India

Swathy Soman; Ashokkumar Mohanarangan; C. P. Abdul Azeez

doi:10.36808/if/2019/v145i10/149239

Defecation Rate in Captive Gaur (Bos gaurus) at Thiruvananthapuram Zoological Garden, Kerala, India

Authors

Swathy Soman Center for Wildlife Studies, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode, Wayanad 673 576, Kerala
Ashokkumar Mohanarangan Center for Wildlife Studies, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode, Wayanad 673 576, Kerala
C. P. Abdul Azeez Center for Wildlife Studies, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode, Wayanad 673 576, Kerala

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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2019/v145i10/149239

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