Title:

Digestive responses of wapiti Cervus elaphus canadensis to seasonal forages

Creator:

Jiang, Z. ; Hudson, R. J.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1996

Description:

Authors tested the hypothesis that seasonal differences in passage rate and digestibility of native forage in wapiti Cervus elaphus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 were due to seasonal appetence and digestive adaptation as well as plant phenology and composition. To this end, we compared digestive characteristics of seasonal pasture with those of a standard alfalfa-barley pellet fed to wapiti hinds throughout the year.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Cervus elaphus canadensis ; digesta retention time ; digestibility ; digestion rate ; foraging ecology ; wapiti

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

41

Issue:

4

Start page:

415

End page:

423

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.96-40

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open