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J. Anim. Sci. 2002. 80:3301-3306
© 2002 American Society of Animal Science

Effects of four mono- and sesquiterpenes on the consumption of alfalfa pellets by sheep1,2

R. E. Estell*,3, E. L. Fredrickson*, D. M. Anderson*, K. M. Havstad* and M. D. Remmenga{dagger}

* USDA/ARS Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 and and {dagger} University Statistics Center, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces

3 Correspondence:
phone: (505) 646-4842; fax: (505) 646-5889; E-mail:
restell{at}nmsu.edu.

Effects of individual terpenes on alfalfa pellet intake by lambs were examined in four experiments. Forty-five lambs (nine lambs/treatment) were individually fed alfalfa pellets sprayed with either camphene, myrcene, caryophyllene oxide, or ß-pinene at one of five concentrations (one terpene per experiment). Treatments (0, 0.5, 1, 2, and 10x) were multiples of the concentration (x) of a specific terpene in tarbush. Terpenes were applied to alfalfa pellets (0.64 kg•lamb-1•d-1, DM basis), and consumption was measured during a 20-min interval for 5 d. Lambs were maintained and fed alfalfa pellets in one group (except during 20-min tests) at a mean total daily intake of 4.7% of BW (DM basis). Camphene and caryophyllene oxide tended to decrease intake (linear contrasts were P = .0651 and P = .0504, respectively), whereas myrcene and ß-pinene exerted no effect on the consumption of alfalfa pellets by lambs. Camphene and caryophyllene oxide may be involved in the differential herbivory of individual tarbush plants by livestock.

Key Words: Food Intake • Food Preferences • Herbivores • Sheep • Terpenoids




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