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A comparison of four methods used in determining the diets of large herbivores

Creator:

McInnis, Michael Lindsay

Abstract:

Esophageal fistulation, stomach content analysis, fecal analysis, and ocular-estimate-by-plot are four of the most publicized methods of determining the diets of large herbivores. The principal objective of this study was to compare the relative values of each of these methods based upon information collected from bi-fistulated (esophageal and rumen) sheep...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
Chromic oxide in range nutrition studies

Creator:

Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station, Raleigh, Robert J., Kartchner, R. J., Rittenhouse, Larry Ronald, 1940-, and Western Regional Coordinating Committee 8

Abstract:

A variety of studies were conducted by some 13 states and agencies to attempt to validate or develop parameters for using chromic oxide to determine intake and digestibility of the grazing ruminant animal. Recovery trials were conducted under a variety of experimental conditions, ranging from confinement to grazing trials under...

Resource Type:

Technical Report