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dc.contributor.authorAyed Mohammad-
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-22T12:26:06Z-
dc.date.available2019-07-22T12:26:06Z-
dc.date.issued1995-
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.hebron.edu:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/119-
dc.description.abstractFecal samples, evacuated rumen samples, and non-evacuated rumen samples were compared at different seasons as techniques for determining diet botanical composition of cattle. The study was conducted at the New Mexico State University College Ranch near Las Cruces. Sis rumen-Iistulated steers were used spring (28 May-7 June), summer (19 July-8 August), fall 1989 (1-17 October), winter (S-28 January) 1990; 4 rumen-fistulated steers were used during summer (24 July-4 August) 1990. Sampling techniques differed QQO.05) for the proportion of some plant species in steer diets at certain seasons. In most cases, these differences mere observed only for minor forage species. Similarity (%) between fecal samples, evacuated rumen samples, and non-evacuated rumen samples varied with season and with the particular techniques being compared. Similarity was lowest in fall between fecal samples and evacuated rumen samples (74%), and highest in summer (1989) between fecal samples and non-evacuated rumen samples (93%). Differential digestion, sampling procedures, and observer errors may explain these differences. For practical purposes, fecal analysis appears to be one of the best techniques to evaluate diet composition of large herbivores.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectmicrohistological technique, diet analysis, fecal analysisen_US
dc.titleComparison of fecal analysis and rumen evacuation techniques for sampling diet botanical composition of grazing cattleen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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