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Diet Mixing: Increasing Intake of Unpalatable Plants
Resource Link
http://extension.usu.edu/behave/ou-files/fact-sheets/Dietmixing.pdf
Author
Burritt, B.
Publisher
Utah State University Extension
Publication Year
2012
Body

Research at Utah State University demonstrates that animals can learn to eat unpalatable plants and to mix palatable and unpalatable plants in their diets. Furthermore, the nutritional composition of an animal’s diet affects how much of these unpalatable plants animals can eat. 

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Website
Collection
Rangelands West
Keywords
Diet preferences
livestock feed
toxicity

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