Diurnal Variation in the Feeding Pattern of Guinea Pigs
作者:
Brian J. Horton,
Clive E. West,
Stephen D. Turley,
期刊:
Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
(Karger Available online 1975)
卷期:
Volume 18,
issue 5-6
页码: 294-301
ISSN:0250-6807
年代: 1975
DOI:10.1159/000175607
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Diurnal variation;Feeding pattern;Lighting;Guinea pigs
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
Male and female guinea pigs maintained under controlled lighting and fed ad libitum exhibit a diurnal fluctuation in feed intake. This is characterised by periods of increased eating activity at the beginning and end of the light period and in the middle of the dark period. However, the feed consumption for the light and dark periods is similar. If the normal lighting cycle is retarded by 6 h, the guinea pigs adjust their diurnal rhythm of eating to the new cycle within 8 days. Similar findings in female rabbits have previously been reported from this laboratory.
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