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Agriculture

Utah State University

2010

Plants

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Toxin-Nutrient Interactions Influence Diet Selection, Usu Extension Jan 2010

Toxin-Nutrient Interactions Influence Diet Selection, Usu Extension

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Given a choice herbivores prefer foods that are high in nutrients and low in toxins. Nevertheless, plants high in toxins are common on rangelands.


Toxins Reduce Palatability, Usu Extension Jan 2010

Toxins Reduce Palatability, Usu Extension

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Several years ago we had two research projects we assumed were unrelated. One focused on why goats avoid the current season’s growth of blackbrush and the other on how livestock learn to avoid foods high in toxins.