Effects of Monoterpenoid Exposure on Ability of Rumen Inocula to Digest a Set of Forages
Citation
Pederson, J. C., & Welch, B. L. (1982). Effects of monoterpenoid exposure on ability of rumen inocula to digest a set of forages. Journal of Range Management, 35(4), 500-502.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3898615Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Rumen inoculum collected from wild mule deer on summer, fall, winter, and spring ranges in central Utah was equally effective in digesting alfalfa hay, orchardgrass hay, big sagebrush, curlleaf mahogany, antelope bitterbrush, and hips of sweetbrier rose. Alfalfa hay was the forage most easily digested. Inocula from deer that had not been exposed to big sagebrush and juniper monoterpenoids (essential oils) digested all test forages, including big sagebrush equally as well as inoculum from deer that had been exposed to big sagebrush monoterpenoids. We concluded that rumen microorganisms do not have to adjust to the presence of the monoterpenoids or other dietary changes.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3898615