干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Food habits of horses, cattle, and sheep-goats and food supply in the forest-steppe zone of Mongolia: A case study in Mogod sum (county) in Bulgan aimag (province)

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DOI	10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.104039
	Food habits of horses, cattle, and sheep-goats and food supply in the forest-steppe zone of Mongolia: A case study in Mogod sum (county) in Bulgan aimag (province)
	Takatsuki, Seiki 1; Morinaga, Yuki 2
通讯作者	Takatsuki, Seiki
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
ISSN	0140-1963
EISSN	1095-922X
出版年	2020
卷号	174
英文摘要	According to the social changes in the 1990s, livestock population in Mongolia is rapidly increasing, resulting in overgrazing and subsequent degradation of the grasslands. However, little is known about the quantitative food habits of Mongolian livestock. We evaluated the food habits of horses, cattle, and sheep and goats in the forest steppe zone of northern Mongolia by fecal analysis. We compared fecal compositions at a valley (Place 1) and a riverside (Place 2). Place 1 consisted mainly of Stipa-dominated slopes (93%) while Place 2 comprised Stipa-dominated slopes (77%) and Carex-dominated alluvial flats (23%). Horse feces were dominated by graminoids (60%-70% graminoids), with a high percentage of Carex (30%-40%). Stipa accounted for about 20%-40% in the cattle feces. Sheep and goat feces contained about 30% Stipa and about 40% culms. These results suggest that the food habits of the livestock were affected more by animal characteristics than habitats. The high Carex content in the horse feces occurred because horses roamed freely and could visit Carex swards. Cattle moved near the gers (tent houses) and returned every evening, and it was difficult for them to visit far away Carex swards. Sheep-goats were herded and often grazed on steeper slopes than cattle and horses, explaining the large proportion of culms and small proportion of Carex in the feces. Quantitative food habit studies of livestock is useful for the grassland management of arid regions.
英文关键词	Cattle Food habit Goat Horse Mongolia Sheep
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Japan
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000508745900004
WOS关键词	SELECTION ; LIVESTOCK ; GAZELLES
WOS类目	Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/314875
作者单位	1.Azabu Univ, Life Museum, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan; 2.Meiji Univ, Sch Commerce, Tokyo, Japan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Takatsuki, Seiki,Morinaga, Yuki. Food habits of horses, cattle, and sheep-goats and food supply in the forest-steppe zone of Mongolia: A case study in Mogod sum (county) in Bulgan aimag (province)[J],2020,174.
APA	Takatsuki, Seiki,&Morinaga, Yuki.(2020).Food habits of horses, cattle, and sheep-goats and food supply in the forest-steppe zone of Mongolia: A case study in Mogod sum (county) in Bulgan aimag (province).JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,174.
MLA	Takatsuki, Seiki,et al."Food habits of horses, cattle, and sheep-goats and food supply in the forest-steppe zone of Mongolia: A case study in Mogod sum (county) in Bulgan aimag (province)".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 174(2020).