TY  - JOUR
T1  - Chemical Composition and Digestion of Shurbs Browsed by White-Tailed Deer (<i>Odocoileus virginianus</i> Texanus)
AU - Del S. Alvarado, Maria AU - Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Humberto AU - G. Ramirez-Lozano, Roque AU - Cantu-Silva, Israel AU - V. Gomez-Meza, Marco AU - Cotera-Correa, Mauricio AU - Jurado-Ybarra, Enrique AU - G. Dominguez-Gomez, Tilo 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 23
SP  - 4428
EP  - 4434
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.4428.4434
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.4428.4434
KW  - Native shrubs
KW  -chemical composition
KW  -dry matter digestibility
KW  -CP
KW  -NDF
KW  -ADL
AB  - The aim of the study was to determine, seasonally, the nutritional 
  value of the native shrubs: <I>Acacia amentacea</I>, <I>Castela erecta</I>, 
  <I>Celtis pallida</I>, <I>Croton cortesianus</I>, <I>Forestiera angustifolia</I>, 
  <I>Karwinskia humboldtiana</I>, <I>Lantana macropoda</I>, <I>Leucophyllum frutescens</I>, 
  <I>Prosopis laevigata</I>, <I>Syderoxylon celastrinum</I> and <I>Zanthoxylum 
  fagara</I>. Leave samples were collected seasonally during 2 years from Summer 
  2004 to Spring 2006 in three county sites: China, Linares and Los Ramones in 
  the state Nuevo Leon, Mexico and evaluated for the content of their Crude Protein 
  (CP), Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF) and Acid Detergent Lignin (ADL). Dry Matter 
  Digestibility (DMD) was also estimated. The CP content (range of total means 
  = 13-22% dry matter) in most plants significantly varied among sites and seasons 
  and between years. The same pattern occurred for NDF (40-55), ADL (8-22) and 
  DMD (48-73). <I>Celtis pallida</I> had the highest nutritional value. However, 
  due to their high CP and DMD and low NDF and ADL all studied plants in all sites, 
  most seasons and years may be considered as good food sources for white-tailed 
  deer.
ER  -