Offered Papers Theme A: Efficient Production from Grassland
Publication Date
2005
Location
Dublin Ireland
Description
Plant wax alkanes are now widely used as marker substances (Dove & Mayes 1991) for the estimation of forage intake and diet composition of grazing herbivores. The objective of this study was to evaluate this method with cattle grazing a M. sinensis grassland in Japan.
Citation
Zhang, Y. J.; Togamura, Y.; and Otsuki, K., "Using the N-Alkane Technique to Estimate the Herbage Intake and Diet Composition of Cattle Grazing a Miscanthus sinensis Grassland" (2005). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 388.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeA/388)
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Using the N-Alkane Technique to Estimate the Herbage Intake and Diet Composition of Cattle Grazing a Miscanthus sinensis Grassland
Dublin Ireland
Plant wax alkanes are now widely used as marker substances (Dove & Mayes 1991) for the estimation of forage intake and diet composition of grazing herbivores. The objective of this study was to evaluate this method with cattle grazing a M. sinensis grassland in Japan.
