@article{MAKHILLJAVA20076182,
    title = {Intake and Digestibility of Tree Fodders by White Tailed Deer (<I>Odocoileus virginianus yucatanensis</I>)},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {6},
    number = {1},
    pages = {39-41},
    year = {2007},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2007.39.41},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2007.39.41},
    author = {E. Lopez-Coba,C.A. Sandoval-Castro and},
    keywords = {White tailed deer,intake,digestibility,forage tree},
    abstract = {Intake and preference of white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus yucatanensis) towards four forage trees was assessed via cafeteria and intake trials. Four deer males (43&plusmn;1.6 kg LW) and four tree fodders <I>Brosimun alicastrum, Leucaena leucocephala, Bursera simaruba </I>and<I> Guazuma ulmifolia</I> were used. <I>B. alicastrum</I> was the most preferred tree (p&lt;0.0001) followed by <I>L. leucocephala</I>, <I>G.ulmifolia</I> and <I>B. simaruba</I> which were eaten in similar amounts. Digestibility was 60 and 61% for <I>G. ulmifolia</I> and <I>B. alicastrum</I> and 80 and 81% for <I>B. simaruba</I> and <I>L. leucocephala</I>. Short term preference of tree fodders was associated with their lignin content (p&lt;0.05). It was concluded that white tailed deer tree fodder preference seems to be associated to fibrous material content and not with tannins. <I>Brosimun alicastrum</I> had the highest intake and DDM intake of the four forages evaluated.}
    }