Nutritional Value of Moss for Arctic Ruminants: a Test with Muskoxen

• Published in: Journal of Wildlife Management
• Main Authors: IHL, CLAUDIA, BARBOZA, PERRY S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2007
• Subjects: Arctic; Fairbanks; Cape Krusenstern; ovibos moschatus; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2193/2005-745; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.2193%2F2005-745

Abstract: Although moss is commonly found in the feces of arctic herbivores, we do not know the digestible value of this forage for ruminants. We compared grass hay ( Bromus sp.) with moss ( Hylocomium splendens, Tomenthypnum nitens ) from 2 locations in Alaska, USA: Cape Krusenstern National Monume...