@article{MAKHILLJAVA200873459,
    title = {Forage from the Canary Isles (Spain) Adapted to Arid Lands},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {7},
    number = {3},
    pages = {359-363},
    year = {2008},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2008.359.363},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2008.359.363},
    author = {S. Alvarez,P. Mendez,C. Diaz,H. Briggs and},
    keywords = {Saltbush,Rumex lunaria,forage,nutritive value,goat},
    abstract = {The diets of Canarian goats are severely deficient in the ratio of long fibre to concentrates; basically this is because the production of forage is very scarce in the Canary Isles. The present study was carried out to determine the nutritive value of 3 different kinds of forage adapted to arid and semi-arid conditions. The first was vinagrera (<I>Rumex lunaria</I>), an endemic shrub and the other 2, atriplex and barley (<I>Atriplex halimus</I> and <I>Hordeum vulgare</I>), are well known as forages adapted to arid land. The vinagrera had a high Crude Protein (CP) content (129 g kg <SUP>1</SUP> DM) with an acceptable intake (33 g kg <SUP>1</SUP> P<SUP>0.75</SUP>) and energy value (8.4 MJ ME) whilst Atriplex showed a high fibre content (352 g kg <SUP>1</SUP> DM), low intake (17 g kg <SUP>1</SUP> DM) and an energy value of 6.8 MJ ME. Barley hay had 8.2 MJ ME, this being an acceptable value for a cereal-hay.}
    }