Mastication Effects on Cattle Diet Determined by Microhistological Analysis
- 1 July 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Range Management
- Vol. 36 (4) , 475-476
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3897944
Abstract
The influence of mastication on the composition of several hand compounded diets fed to esophageally fistulated cattle was examined. Microhistological analysis was used to determine diet sample botanical composition. Mastication had no effect on diet botanical composition, but considerable variation existed between observers. The use of observers demonstrating high accuracy with hand compounded mixtures and replication of observers are possible ways to maintain accuracy when microhistological analysis is used to evaluate herbivore diets.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Training Needed for Quantifying Simulated Diets from Fragmented Range PlantsJournal of Range Management, 1982
- Effects of Sample Preparation, Growth Stage, and Observer on Microhistological Analysis of Herbivore DietsThe Journal of Wildlife Management, 1982