In the last decade, haynets and slow feeders have been promoted as sustainable tools to
improve the feeding management of horses and reduce forage waste, but little is known …

Objective Mastication consists of rhythmic jaw openings and closings. Recent studies
suggest that muscle mechanical properties determine the rhythmic rate; however, speed …

Horses achieve a higher degree of particle size reduction through ingestive mastication than
functional ruminants. We characterized mastication using chew‐monitoring halters …

Much research has been directed at the chemical characteristics of plants that influence
forage digestibility but there is less investigation into relationships between chewing and …

Although chewing has been suggested to be a basal gnathostome trait retained in most
major vertebrate lineages, it has not been studied broadly and comparatively across …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the mechanical loading environment of the jaw in goats during
ingestive and rumination chewing. DESIGN: Rosette strain gauges were attached to the …

The rapid intake of high-cereal, low-roughage meals may cause gastrointestinal and
behavioral disorders. We investigated some of the factors that can affect the rate of intake …

Objective To study and compare the relationships between mean chewing cycle duration,
selected cephalometric variables representing mandibular length, face height, etc …

Objective We studied the relationship between chewing rhythmicity, craniomandibular
morphology, and age in humans. Design Sixty subjects (10 M: 10F/group× three age groups …

Mastication is the first step of food intake and digestion, which is a complex act that requires
the participation of the whole functional stomatognathic system. Among all its components …