To understand how different techniques might affect diet estimates for cattle, the esophageal-fistula and bite-count techniques were compared using trained cattle. For the Texas Coastal Bend, bite-count was not as reliable a technique as the esophageal fistula. These techniques differed in estimation of forage classes and plant species in cattle diets. The esophageal-fistula technique was more accurate however, the bite-count technique may be acceptable if analyses are limited to only those plant species making up >2% of the diet. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020
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