Get reliable rangeland science

Food Preference of Antelope and Domestic Sheep in Wyoming's Red Desert
Author
Severson, K. E.
May, M.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1967-01-01
Body

A food habits study, in a big sagebrush-grass type in Wyoming's Red Desert, revealed very little overlap in use of native range forage by pronghorn antelope and domestic sheep. Generally, sheep preferred grasses whereas antelope utilized shrubs. 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

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/3896284
Additional Information
Severson, K. E., & May, M. (1967). Food preferences of antelope and domestic sheep in Wyoming's Red Desert. Journal of Range Management, 20(1), 21-25.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/647956
Journal Volume
20
Journal Number
1
Journal Pages
21-25
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
domestic sheep
Native Range Forage
Domesitc Sheep
feeding habits
Red Desert
Feeding Trials
Food Preferences
Antelope
Pronghorn Antelope
needle-and-thread
Bluegrass
multiple use
shrubs
Rabbitbrush
competition
Winterfat
forage production
utilization
sagebrush
grasses
Wyoming