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Title: EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUAL TERPENES ON INTAKE BY LAMBS

Author
item Estell, Richard - Rick
item Frederickson, Eddie
item Anderson, Dean
item Havstad, Kris
item REMMENGA, M - NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV

Submitted to: Society for Range Management, New Mexico Section Meeting
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/4/2002
Publication Date: 1/8/2002
Citation: ESTELL, R.E., FREDRICKSON, E.L., ANDERSON, D.M., HAVSTAD, K.M., REMMENGA, M.D. EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUAL TERPENES ON INTAKE BY LAMBS. WINTER MEETING, SOCIETY FOR RANGE MANAGEMENT, NEW MEXICO SECTION. 2002. ABSTRACT P. 5.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Effects of individual terpenes on alfalfa pellet intake by lambs were examined. Forty-five lambs were individually fed alfalfa pellets treated with either camphene, myrcene, caryophyllene oxide, or beta-pinene at one of five concentrations. Treatments (0, .5, 1, 2, and 10X) were multiples of the concentration (X) of a specific terpene on Flourensia cernua leaves. Terpenes were applied to alfalfa pellets (.64 kg DM/lamb) and intake during a 20-minute interval was measured for 5 days. Lambs were adapted to handling and individual pen feeding for 10 d and were group-fed alfalfa pellets (4.7% of BW). Camphene and caryophyllene oxide tended to decrease intake (linear contrasts were P = .0651 and P = .0504, respectively), while myrcene and beta-pinene had no effect on alfalfa pellet consumption during the 20-minute interval. Camphene and caryophyllene oxide may be involved in the differential herbivory of individual tarbush plants by livestock.