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Why Rabbits Need to Eat Their Poop: New Study Explains Essential Digestion
Jul 15, 2025 Pet Health & Wellness

Why Rabbits Need to Eat Their Poop: New Study Explains Essential Digestion

Preventing rabbits from eating their soft feces causes serious digestive problems and stunted growth, according to new research that validates this …

Key Finding: Coprophagy prevention reduced growth performance by 15-20%
5 min read BMC Microbiology
Ferrets Have Unique Gut Bacteria Very Different from Cats, Study Reveals
Apr 10, 2025 Pet Nutrition Comparative microbiome analysis

Ferrets Have Unique Gut Bacteria Very Different from Cats, Study Reveals

New research reveals that ferrets have dramatically different gut bacteria than cats, despite both being carnivores, with important implications for …

Key Finding: Ferrets had gut dominated by Firmicutes and Proteobacteria bacteria
Ferrets
5 min read Animals (MDPI)

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