Chemical composition of forage plants from the Reindeer Preserve, Northwest Temtories. Arctic
ABSTRACT: Quantitative analyses of crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber, ash, calcium, phosphorus, and carotene were performed on 9 forage species, collected on 5 dates during a year. Crude protein levels were low in most forage species by mid-winter. Phosphorus levels were low in most plants throu...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.577.5521 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic25-1-21.pdf |
| Summary: | ABSTRACT: Quantitative analyses of crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber, ash, calcium, phosphorus, and carotene were performed on 9 forage species, collected on 5 dates during a year. Crude protein levels were low in most forage species by mid-winter. Phosphorus levels were low in most plants throughout the year. Lichens, an important winter forage of reindeer, appear to be deficient in crude protein, calcium, phosphorus, and carotene. RÉSUMÉ. Composition chimique des fourrages de la Réserve de rennes, Territoires du Nord-Ouest. L'auteur présente ses analyses quantitatives de protéine brute, de gras brut, de fibre brute, de cendre, de calcium, de phosphore et de carotène, pour neuf espèces fourragères, recueillies à cinq moments de l'année. Pour la plupart des espèces, les niveaux de protéine brute sont bas au milieu de l'hiver, et les niveaux de phosphore sont bas toute l'année. Les lichens, important fourrage d'hiver du renne, semblent déficients en protéine brute, en calcium, en phosphore et en carotène. |
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