Chemical Composition of Forage Plants from the Reindeer Preserve, Northwest Territories
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...
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| Language: | English |
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The Arctic Institute of North America
1972
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| Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65989 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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