North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

[Lucky Pittman <Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu>]

At 12:03 AM 05/26/2000 -0400, Doc L. wrote:

>Hope you are aware that rabbit manure is only partially digested and is
>commonly eaten again. I remember how shocked I was when my Easter bunny
>rabbit sat on his/her haunches and pigged out on a freshly excreted
>batch of pills.

Rabbits produce two types of fecal pellets - the 'regular' ones that fall 
through the wire mesh of the cages(or that you find in your lawn/garden), 
and  moister 'night pellets', which are 'recycled'.  Rabbits are 
hindgut(large intestine) fermenters, and these specialized 'night pellets' 
contain large amounts of B-vitamins, produced by the bacterial/protozoal 
microflora of the cecum and colon.   Those little ol' 'smart pills'?

Lucky Pittman
USDA Zone 6
Hopkinsville, KY


------------------------------------------------------------------------
22,345,678 matches to your search term?
Inforocket.com is the fast way to the right answer - guaranteed.
http://click.egroups.com/1/4521/0/_/423498/_/959787041/
------------------------------------------------------------------------