Usnic acid, a secondary metabolite of lichens and its effect on in vitro digestibility in reindeer
Usnic acid, a common secondary metabolite in prefered lichens by reindeer and caribou, has been tested for its effect on In Vitro Dry Matter Digestibility (IVDMD) using inocula from four reindeer. When Cladonia alpestris (stellaris (OpicJ) was used as substrate and reindeer rumen liqour as media of...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ca172d3c1c3e4a008821ca41f4c63016 2023-05-15T15:53:31+02:00 Usnic acid, a secondary metabolite of lichens and its effect on in vitro digestibility in reindeer R. Thomas Palo 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7557/2.13.1.1071 https://doaj.org/article/ca172d3c1c3e4a008821ca41f4c63016 EN eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1071 https://doaj.org/toc/1890-6729 doi:10.7557/2.13.1.1071 1890-6729 https://doaj.org/article/ca172d3c1c3e4a008821ca41f4c63016 Rangifer, Vol 13, Iss 1 (1993) usnic acid Cladonia stellaris Stereocaulon paschale digestibility reindeer Animal culture SF1-1100 article 1993 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7557/2.13.1.1071 2022-12-31T12:52:18Z Usnic acid, a common secondary metabolite in prefered lichens by reindeer and caribou, has been tested for its effect on In Vitro Dry Matter Digestibility (IVDMD) using inocula from four reindeer. When Cladonia alpestris (stellaris (OpicJ) was used as substrate and reindeer rumen liqour as media of incubation together with usnic acid, digestibility was considerably enhanced. This was also true for a lower prefered lichen Stereocaulon paschale (L.), but the effect was less pronounced. The results suggest that reindeer host some rumen microorganism able to metabolize lichen secondary metabolities. Article in Journal/Newspaper caribou Rangifer Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Rangifer 13 1 39 |
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Usnic acid, a common secondary metabolite in prefered lichens by reindeer and caribou, has been tested for its effect on In Vitro Dry Matter Digestibility (IVDMD) using inocula from four reindeer. When Cladonia alpestris (stellaris (OpicJ) was used as substrate and reindeer rumen liqour as media of incubation together with usnic acid, digestibility was considerably enhanced. This was also true for a lower prefered lichen Stereocaulon paschale (L.), but the effect was less pronounced. The results suggest that reindeer host some rumen microorganism able to metabolize lichen secondary metabolities. |
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Usnic acid, a secondary metabolite of lichens and its effect on in vitro digestibility in reindeer |
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Usnic acid, a secondary metabolite of lichens and its effect on in vitro digestibility in reindeer |
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Usnic acid, a secondary metabolite of lichens and its effect on in vitro digestibility in reindeer |
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Usnic acid, a secondary metabolite of lichens and its effect on in vitro digestibility in reindeer |
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Usnic acid, a secondary metabolite of lichens and its effect on in vitro digestibility in reindeer |
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usnic acid, a secondary metabolite of lichens and its effect on in vitro digestibility in reindeer |
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