
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Harris, PM 
A1  - Dellow, DW 
A1  - Broadhurst, RB 
T1  - Protein and Energy Requirements and Deposition in the Growing Brushtail Possum and Rex Rabbit.
JF  - Australian Journal of Zoology
JO  - Aust. J. Zool.
Y1  - 1985
VL  - 33
IS  - 4
SP  - 425
EP  - 436
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9850425 
N2  - Nitrogen and energy requirements of the growing brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula and the Rex rabbit were studied by means of growth, balance and calorimetry techniques in 2 trials. The maintenance requirements of apparently digestible N were estimated from balance as being 358 and 442 mg/kg0.75 daily for the possums and rabbit, respectively. The standard metabolic rates were 200 and 359 kJ/kg0.75 daily; requirements of apparently digestible energy for maintenance were 370 and 480 kJ/kg daily. The possums grew more slowly over the same weight range as the rabbits and deposited a greater proportion of their gain as fat. At the end of both trials the possums had a greater proportion of carcass fat than the rabbits, and both experimental groups of rabbits and possums were fatter than feral possums of the same weight. 
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