Publication Date
1993
Description
Oesophagus fistulae and microscopic examination were used to determine the botanical composition of forage samples selected by grazing sheep on the mountain rangeland in the Hc-Bci Province of northern China during the growing seasons of 1989 and 1990. Results show a clear preference of sheep for some forage species over others. Sheep selected Cleistogenes squarrosa, Koeleria cristata, Potentilla cihinensis, Lespedeza hedysoroides and Scabiosa comosa in each type of rangeland and from early spring to late autumn. The selection ratio of forbs was more than I , and that of grasses less than 1. Sheep showed strong preference for tender forbs and small grasses but rejected some dominant forage species.
Citation
Jianguo, Han and Fuyuan, Liu, "Botanical Composition of Forage Samples Selected by Grazing Sheep on the Mountain Rangeland of Northern China" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 22.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session18/22
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Botanical Composition of Forage Samples Selected by Grazing Sheep on the Mountain Rangeland of Northern China
Oesophagus fistulae and microscopic examination were used to determine the botanical composition of forage samples selected by grazing sheep on the mountain rangeland in the Hc-Bci Province of northern China during the growing seasons of 1989 and 1990. Results show a clear preference of sheep for some forage species over others. Sheep selected Cleistogenes squarrosa, Koeleria cristata, Potentilla cihinensis, Lespedeza hedysoroides and Scabiosa comosa in each type of rangeland and from early spring to late autumn. The selection ratio of forbs was more than I , and that of grasses less than 1. Sheep showed strong preference for tender forbs and small grasses but rejected some dominant forage species.
