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Publication Date
2005
Location
Dublin Ireland
Description
The n-alkane method allows to measure dry matter (DM) intake and to determine the proportion of grass and legume ingested by ruminants grazing mixed pastures. Dove & Mayes (1996) pointed out that using this method, beyond estimating intake of individual plant species, it may also be possible to determine intake of anatomical components of the plant. The aim of this work was to use the non-negative least squares procedure to estimate diet selection based on plant alkanes and animal faeces.
Citation
Genro, Teresa C. M.; Prates, Ê. R.; Cardoso, F. F.; and San'Thiago, L. R. L., "Diet Selection in a Pasture of Panicum maximum cv. mombaça with Different Sward Heights" (2005). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 401.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeA/401)
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Diet Selection in a Pasture of Panicum maximum cv. mombaça with Different Sward Heights
Dublin Ireland
The n-alkane method allows to measure dry matter (DM) intake and to determine the proportion of grass and legume ingested by ruminants grazing mixed pastures. Dove & Mayes (1996) pointed out that using this method, beyond estimating intake of individual plant species, it may also be possible to determine intake of anatomical components of the plant. The aim of this work was to use the non-negative least squares procedure to estimate diet selection based on plant alkanes and animal faeces.
