CONTENTS * 
ORE, Oly nee Sess oe eee et ee. Be a i ee ee ee ree Saas 
ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND FORAGE QUALITY ~__-_-_---- ON NS acter aatiyt an Sra 
H. A. Paulsen, Jr., Chairman 
Definition and components of forage quality ______________________________- seh 
Donald R. Dietz 
Nutrient requirements of livestock and game _________________________________- 
Lowell K. Halls 
Manipulation of forage quality: Objectives, procedures, and economic considerations - 
Vinson L. Duvall 
Significance of forage quality as a tool in wildlife management 
W. O. Hanson and Justin G. Smith 
Forage quality and animal production: Some statistical problems ___________- cae 
Meredith J. Morris and Jacob L. Kovner 
FACTORS INFLUENCING FORAGE QUALITY 
J. P. Blaisdell, Chairman 
Environmental influences on nutritional value of forage plants --_-__-_-______ 
William A. Laycock and Donald A. Price 
Comparative nutritive values of forage species _______________________- Peet Bee 
Cowan, J. S. Jordan, J. L. Grimes, and J. G. Gill 
Effects of fertilization on quality of range forage 
Don A Duncan and Lynn O. Hylton, Jr. 
Objectionable characteristics of range plants 
W. F. Mueggier 
DETERMINING FORAGE QUALITY _- 
E. H. Reid, Chairman 
Digestibility trials: in vivo techniques __ 
Henry L. Short 
Digestibility trials: in vitro techniques 
Henry A. Pearson 
DETERMINING ANIMAL CONSUMPTION _.- 
R. W. Harris, Chairman 
Relating vegetation measurements to forage composition by animals ___- 
S. Clark Martin 
Determining forage consumption by direct observation of domestic grazing animals 
Ardell J. Bjugstad, Hewlette S. Crawford, and Donald L. Neal 
Direct observations of tamed deer to measure their consumption of natural forage - 
O. C. Wallmo and D. J. Neff 
Chemical indicator techniques for determining range forage consumption ____- 
Brent Theurer 
Water intake by cattle as a measure of forage intake and quality _..__-_-__-_______- 
D. N. Hyder 
Stomach content analyses: A comparison of the rumen vs. esophageal techniques _- 
Richard W. Rice 
Stomach content analyses: Collections from wild herbivores and birds __-__------~- 
Dean E. Medin 
Stomach content and fecal analysis: Methods of forage identification ____________- 
A. Lorin Ward 
*Names and dates in parentheses refer to Literature Cited at the end of each article. 
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