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Use of Fecal Cellulose to Estimate Plant Tissue Eaten by Deer
Author
Short, H. L.
Remmenga, E. E.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1965-05-01
Body

In digestion trials with deer, the cellulose content of forages was inversely related to digestible energy of the ration. In range pen trials, fecal cellulose seemed to have predictive value in estimating range forage consumed. 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)
10.2307/3895625
Additional Information
Short, H. L., & Remmenga, E. E. (1965). Use of fecal cellulose to estimate plant tissue eaten by deer. Journal of Range Management, 18(3), 139-144.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/650210
Journal Volume
18
Journal Number
3
Journal Pages
139-144
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
Fecal Cellulose
plant tissues
digestion trials
Cellulose Content
Fecal Material
hemicellulose
fecal excretion
Pen Studies
Browse Digestibility
feed intake
Feeding Trials
digestible energy
mule deer
surveys
lignin
deer
utilization