Coprophagy: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 06, 2026 | ||
| Invalidated site: National Geographic - Why do animals eat their own poopand other animals too? | Sep 14, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Impact of coprophagy prevention on the growth performance, serum biochemistry, and intestinal microbiome of rabbits. | Dec 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Why do animals eat their own poopand other animals too? | Nov 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Coprophagia in early life tunes expression of immune genes after weaning in rabbit ileum. | Jun 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Coprophagy in iron-deficient rats (PDF). | Mar 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BioMed Central - BMC Microbiology - Impact of coprophagy prevention on the growth performance, serum biochemistry, and intestinal microbiome of rabbits. | Sep 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Coprophagy prevention alters microbiome, metabolism, neurochemistry, and cognitive behavior in a small mammal. | Jul 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute - Why Do Animals Eat Poop? (And Why It Might Be a Good Thing). | Jun 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Coprophagy prevention alters microbiome, metabolism, neurochemistry, and cognitive behavior in a small mammal. | Feb 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Coprophagy Prevention Decreases the Reproductive Performance and Granulosa Cell Apoptosis via Regulation of CTSB Gene in Rabbits. | Dec 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Impact of coprophagy prevention on the growth performance, serum biochemistry, and intestinal microbiome of rabbits. | Aug 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Coprophagy in nineteenth-century psychiatry. | May 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Vetstreet - Pica and Coprophagy. | Jan 19, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Why Do Some Animals Eat Their Own Poop? | May 08, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 07, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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