Cavy publications on nutrition and digestion

• Franz, R. Kreuzer, M., Hummel, J., Hatt, J.-M. and Clauss, M. 2011. Intake, selection, digesta retention, digestion and gut fill of two coprophageous species, rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus), on a hay-only diet. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition 95(5): 564-570.
• Franz, R., Soliva, C.R., Kreuzer, M., Hummel, J. and Clauss, M.2011. Methane output of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) fed a hay-only diet: implications for the scaling of methane production with body mass in non-ruminant mammalian herbivores. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 158(1): 177-181.
• Holtenius, K. and Björnhag, G. 1985. The colonic separation mechanism in the guinea-pig (Cavia porcellus) and the chinchilla (Chinchilla laniger). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology 82 (3): 537–542.
• Irlbeck, N. and Pollock, C. 2011. How to feed the small herbivore gastrointestinal tract. In: Small Mammal Medicine: Small Mammal Medical Library. LafeberVet.com published online 2011 March 31; available from: [[1]].
• NRC (National Research Council). 1995. Nutrient requirements of the Guinea pig. In: Nutrient requirements of laboratory animals. 4th Ed, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, USA. pp. 103-124.
• Potter, G.E., Rabb, E.L., Gibbs, L.W. and Medlen, A.B. 1956. Anatomy of the digestive system of Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus). Bios 27 (4):232-234.
• Rigoni, M., Castrovilli, C., Crepaldi, P. and Cicogna, M. 1994. Nutritive value of six tropical fodders as feeds for guinea pigs, a mini-livestock raised for meat production. Riv. Agric. Subtrop. e Trop. 88 (1):145-154. [Italian journal - not traceable from the internet!]
• Sakaguchi, E. 2003. Digestive strategies of small hindgut fermenters. Animal Science Journal 74: 327-337.
• Sakaguchi, E. and Nabata, A. 1992. Comparison of fibre digestion and digesta retention time between nutrias (Myocaster coypus) and guinea-pigs (Cavia porcellus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology 103 (3): 601–604.
• Sakaguchi, E. and Ohmura, S. 1992. Fibre digestion and digesta retention time in guinea-pigs (Cavia porcellus), degus (Octodon degus) and leaf-eared mice (Phyllotis darwini). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology 103 (4): 787-791.
• Sakaguchi, E., Itoh, H., Kohno, T., Ohshima, S. and Mizutani, K. 1997. Fiber digestion and weight gain in guinea pigs fed diets containing different fiber sources. Experimental Animals 46 (4): 297-302.
• Sakaguchi, E., Kazuaki, N. and Goro, E. 1992. Digesta retention and fibre digestion in maras (Dolichotis patagonum) and guinea-pigs. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology 101 (4): 867-870.
• Takahashi, T. and Sakaguchi, E. 2006. Transport of bacteria across and along the large intestinal lumen of guinea pigs. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology 176 (2): 173-178. DOI: 10.1007/s00360-005-0039-6
• Yu, B., Chiou, P.W.S. and Kuo, C.Y. 2000. Comparison of digestive function among rabbits, guinea-pigs, rats and hamsters. II. Digestive enzymes and hindgut fermentation. Asian-Aus. J. Anim. Sci. 13 (11): 1508-1513.