Nutritional Characteristics of Arizona Browse
Describes the nutritional characteristics and challenges of browse for livestock production. Mitigation measures for addressing tannins are explained. Research data from chaparral rangelands are presented. Nutritional profiles throughout a production year for cattle utilizing browse ranges is presented.
Revised 4/2015. Originally published 2/2002.
Keywords:
- browse
- nutrition
- tannins
- nutritional profile
- livestock
- chaparral
- diet selection
- shrub
- protein
- phosphorus
- digestibility
- oak
- protein supplementation
- copper
- selenium
- zinc
- polyethylene glycol
- tannin
- mineral
- trace mineral
- drought
- energy
Publication Date:
May 2015
az1273-2015
Pages:
10 pp.