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Definition of Nonruminants
1. nonruminant [n] - See also: nonruminant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonruminants
Literary usage of Nonruminants
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Studies in humans and rats indicate that copper is fairly well absorbed (~30 to
75 percent) in nonruminants (Linder, 2002). Absorption of copper occurs ..."
2. Population and Food in the Early Twenty-First Century: Meeting Future Food by Nurul Islam (1995)
"Thus, much of the increases in meat output came from nonruminants, which are
primarily raised on intensive or semi-intensive commercial farms that use ..."
3. Economic Reform in Europe and the Former Soviet Union: Implications for by Rod Tyers (1994)
"... and consumers switch their demand from nonruminants to beef and cereal products,
collectively increasing the European Union's excess supply. ..."
4. Agricultural Research Policy in Nigeria by Francis Sulemanu Idachaba (1980)
"But the federal government should greatly increase its allocation for research
on both ruminants and nonruminants. The present allocation of only 0.027 ..."
5. Farm and School Problems for High Schools and Normals by Henry Louis Goll (1915)
"... horses it is necessary to distinguish between the percentage of food elements
digested by ruminants, like the cow, and by nonruminants like the horse. ..."
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