Warner R G, Ehle F R
Lab Anim Sci. 1976 Aug;26(4):670-3.
The golden hamster has a compartmentalized stomach consisting of a forestomach and a glandular stomach. The forestomach is lined with keratinized epithelium and contains an active microbiol population capable of significant cellulolytic activity. This organ is not essential for life and is the first entrance point for swallowed feed. The hamster, while having a protein requirement like that of the rat, utilizes protein much differently. It ranks soybean meal above a fish protein concentrate and does not utilize added crystalline essential amino acids as such. Acceptance of the hamster as a nutritional surrogate of the rat seems unwarranted.
金黄仓鼠有一个分隔的胃，由前胃和腺胃组成。前胃内衬角质化上皮，含有能够进行显著纤维素分解活性的活跃微生物种群。这个器官并非生命所必需，是吞咽饲料的第一个入口点。仓鼠虽然与大鼠有相似的蛋白质需求，但其利用蛋白质的方式却大不相同。它将豆粕的营养价值排在鱼蛋白浓缩物之上，并且不会直接利用添加的结晶必需氨基酸。将仓鼠作为大鼠的营养替代物似乎没有依据。
