The avian ceca: Obligate combustion chambers or facultative afterburners?—The conditioning influence of diet

Agriculture & Biology

• combustion 100%
• cecum 94%
• digestive system 76%
• birds 56%
• hindgut 54%
• crude fiber 50%
• diet 48%
• digestibility 38%
• Galliformes 33%
• energy 27%
• gizzard 27%
• microbiology 25%
• hypertrophy 24%
• energy content 24%
• volatile fatty acids 24%
• metabolizable energy 24%
• fiber content 23%
• energy intake 23%
• photoperiod 18%
• cellulose 16%
• microorganisms 15%
• environmental factors 14%
• nutrients 13%
• temperature 9%