A TECHNIQUE FOR ESTIMATING DRY MATTER INTAKE OF TAME FREE-RANGING MOOSE

Forage intakes of two free-ranging moose (Alces alces) where estimated during July, 1983 and of one moose in January, 1984. Dysprosium (Dy), an inert digestive marker, was given orally to each animal twice daily for twelve days; feces were collected during the last five days for determination of mar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Renecker, Lyle A., Hudson, Robert J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Lakehead University 1985
Subjects:
Dy
Online Access:http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1407