Nutrition and In Vitro Digestibility of Tall Fescue for White-Tailed Deer, May Through November

G.E. Probasco; A.J. Bjugstad

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Nutrition and In Vitro Digestibility of Tall Fescue for White-Tailed Deer, May Through November

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Authors:

G.E. Probasco, A.J. Bjugstad

Year:

1978

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NC-228. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Describes a study of the nutritive quality and digestibility of ferilized and unfertilized tall fescue in spring, summer, and fall. The grass may be most valuable as food in early spring and late fall, and on unfertilized sites.

Keywords

range, wildlife, food habits, wild ruminants, Odocoileus virginianus, forage quality

Citation

Probasco, G.E.; Bjugstad, A.J. 1978. Nutrition and In Vitro Digestibility of Tall Fescue for White-Tailed Deer, May Through November. Research Note NC-228. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station