Rumen inoculum collected from wild mule deer on summer, fall, winter, and spring ranges in central Utah was equally effective in digesting alfalfa hay, orchardgrass hay, big sagebrush, curlleaf mahogany, antelope bitterbrush, and hips of sweetbrier rose. Alfalfa hay was the forage most easily digested. Inocula from deer that had not been exposed to big sagebrush and juniper monoterpenoids (essential oils) digested all test forages, including big sagebrush equally as well as inoculum from deer that had been exposed to big sagebrush monoterpenoids. We concluded that rumen microorganisms do not have to adjust to the presence of the monoterpenoids or other dietary changes. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. 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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