NCSU: Animal Science - Meat Goats in Land and Forage Management: Table 7

Meat Goats in Land and Forage Management

Table 7

Table 7. Percentage diet composition determined by microhistological analysis of goat feces ^a

Item, % July August September October November December

Early Late

Browse 9 5 25 34 26 29 12

Vines 70 70 32 29 13 15 52

Conifers 1 2 16 21 24 19 20

Grasslike Plants 10 10 14 12 26 24 16

Forbs 10 13 13 0 1 0 0

Acorns 0 0 0 5 10 13 0

^a Adapted from Child et al. (1985).

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Table 7. Percentage diet composition determined by microhistological analysis of goat feces ^a
Item, %	July	August	September	October	November		December
Item, %	July	August	September	October	Early	Late	December
Browse	9	5	25	34	26	29	12
Vines	70	70	32	29	13	15	52
Conifers	1	2	16	21	24	19	20
Grasslike Plants	10	10	14	12	26	24	16
Forbs	10	13	13	0	1	0	0
Acorns	0	0	0	5	10	13	0
^a Adapted from Child et al. (1985).