Nutrition analysis of forage plants and foragnig behavior of Mongolian gazella

Abstract

The study on winter food constitution of Mongolian gazella (Procapra gutturosa) was conducted in Hulunbeir grassland(Xinbarhuyou Banner, Hulunbeir League, Inner Mongolia) from spring 1994 to summer 1995. With microhistological analysis technique of feces, 21 plant species were identified to be availlable for Mongolian gazella as forage in winter and their nutritive trait were analyzed. Some foraging behavior of Mongolian gazella were also discribed.

Keywords

Procapra gutturosa / Mongolian gazella / Foraging plant / Nutrition / Foraging behavior

References

[1] Kun Jin et al. Winter Foraging Plants of Domestic Sheep in Hulunbeir Grassland Journal of Forestry Research, 1998, 9(1): 48-50.