Usnic acid, a secondary metabolite of lichens and its effect on in vitro digestibility in reindeer

Usnic acid, a common secondary metabolite in prefered lichens by reindeer and caribou, has been tested for its effect on In Vitro Dry Matter Digestibility (IVDMD) using inocula from four reindeer. When Cladonia alpestris (stellaris (OpicJ) was used as substrate and reindeer rumen liqour as media of...

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Main Author: R. Thomas Palo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1993-10-01
Series:Rangifer
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1071