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What is quality for a ruminant? A short introduction to the meaning of plant chemical composition measurements
Publication Year:
2018
Abstract:
The "quality" of a given food item depends on the morphological adaptations and physiological requirements of the animal (Stolter et al., 2018). For ruminants the digestion of feeds by the microbiome is essential, therefore food selection is an indirect process. As a result, determining of the drivers behind food selection (e.g. plant quality) is a challenging issue.
Publication Title:
Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions
Place:
Göttingen and Windhoek
Editor:
Revermann R, Krewenka KM, Schmiedel U, Olwoch JM, Helmschrot J, Jürgens N
Publisher:
Klaus Hess Publishers
Series Title:
Biodiversity and Ecology
Series Number:
6
Pages:
197-199
Item Type:
Book or Magazine Section
Language:
de
Keywords:
Southern Africa, vegetation cover, vegetation type, vegetation, vegetation level, field study, ecosystem research, ecosystem degradation, degradation, degradation of natural resources, degradation of the environment, climatic change, land management and planning, animal foodstuff, food quality, food requirement
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