RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIET AND FECAL NUTRITIVE QUALITY IN MULE DEER
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIET AND FECAL NUTRITIVE QUALITY IN MULE DEER
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DOI:
10.2307/3671052
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
0.2
通讯作者:
SCHEMNITZ, SD
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作者:
MUBANGA, G;HOLECHEK, JL;SCHEMNITZ, SD
Simple linear correlations and regressions were developed between several diet and fecal nutritional characteristics of two mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) does fed four different forage diets. Fecal and diet fiber concentrations had poor correlations (r < 0.60). However diet and fecal nitrogen concentrations were closely correlated (r = 0.89). A correlation also occurred between diet and fecal in vitro digestibility (r = 0.94). When wild ruminant diets are low in soluble phenolics and tannins, percentage fecal nitrogen concentration shows potential for monitoring trends in diet quality. Fecal acid pepsin digestion may be reliable when wild ruminant diets contain high levels of soluble phenolics or tannins, but this needs further study.