Traditional applications of pellet group counting methods have been summarized and molecular scatology is analyzed of reliability and limitation.Suggestions for future research arc also made.

• 本文对传统粪便学在有蹄类动物数量研究中的应用加以总结，并结合国内外研究现状对分子粪便学在这一领域内的可靠性、局限性及应用前景做了概述。