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  • Title: Omasal anatomy in New Zealand red and fallow deer: an exploratory multivariate analysis.
    Author: Lentle RG, Stafford KJ, Henderson IM.
    Journal: Anat Histol Embryol; 1998 Apr; 27(2):83-7. PubMed ID: 9591369.
    Abstract:
    We measured the weight and volume of omasae, and the number, weight and area of omasal laminae from wild fallow (Cervus dama), and wild and farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) whose diet, as indicated by rumen content, was known. A multivariate analysis yielded two principal components, interpreted as indices of overall omasal size and laminar leafiness. The second component showed significantly greater variance in wild red deer than in farmed red or wild fallow deer. Deer feeding on a mixed diet of browse and grasses may have greater variability of omasal from than those feeding on grass alone. A relationship is derived by which the laminar area can be estimated from counts of laminae in different size classes.
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