This study assessed the contribution of chemical constituents used in the in vitro technique by Tilley and Terry on digestibilities of five species of plants. Apparent digestibility was lowest, 28-29%, for water alone, buffer alone, and buffer plus pepsin. Dry matter loss increased to 32-33% with either buffer + alcohol + HCl or buffer + alcohol + HCl + pepsin. Highest apparent digestibility, 44%, was reached with the addition of white-tailed deer inoculum. HCl contributed significantly to digestion while pepsin did not. Degree of digestion varied among the five species of plants tested. 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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