TY  - JOUR
T1  - Intake and Digestibility of Tree Fodders by White Tailed Deer (<I>Odocoileus virginianus yucatanensis</I>)
AU - , E. Lopez-Coba AU - , C.A. Sandoval-Castro AU - , R.C. Montes-Perez 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 6
IS  - 1
SP  - 39
EP  - 41
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2007.39.41
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2007.39.41
KW  - White tailed deer
KW  -intake
KW  -digestibility
KW  -forage tree
AB  - 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.
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