I've been doing research on weed nutrition and thought I would share some links that I have found interesting/useful. These are not rabbit specific but could be used to help better balance rabbit nutrition.
The Nutritive Value of Common Pasture Weeds and Their Relation to Livestock Nutrient Requirements
http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/418/418-150/418-150.html
This one is really interesting as it has values for weeds and some trees.
QUALITY OF NATIVE PLANT FORAGE SPECIES IMPORTANT TO WHITE-TAILED DEER AND GOATS IN SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
https://www.noble.org/global/ag/wildlif ... ersion.pdf
Pasture weeds as mineral sources for goats
https://hoeggerfarmyard.com/pasture-wee ... for-goats/
Hope this helps someone. I'll add more as I find them. If anyone else has some good links with weed nutritional value please feel free to share.
I found a really really good one. This one lists the nutritional value of various common forage plants but also crop byproducts, and also some unusual plants. It also lists the nutritional requirements of rabbits and discusses how this can be met with crops, grain, or garden.
http://www.researchgate.net/publication ... bbit_units
__________ Fri Sep 11, 2015 7:41 pm __________
I've found a couple of articles on feeding sweet potatoes forages.
These are both from TAMUK.
This one deals with the feasibility of sweet potato forage.
http://users.tamuk.edu/kfsdl00/Meat%20R ... search.pdf
This one deals more with specifics. Including different varieties of sweet potato.
http://users.tamuk.edu/kfsdl00/Lukefahr-4RCA.pdf
The Nutritive Value of Common Pasture Weeds and Their Relation to Livestock Nutrient Requirements
http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/418/418-150/418-150.html
This one is really interesting as it has values for weeds and some trees.
QUALITY OF NATIVE PLANT FORAGE SPECIES IMPORTANT TO WHITE-TAILED DEER AND GOATS IN SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
https://www.noble.org/global/ag/wildlif ... ersion.pdf
Pasture weeds as mineral sources for goats
https://hoeggerfarmyard.com/pasture-wee ... for-goats/
Hope this helps someone. I'll add more as I find them. If anyone else has some good links with weed nutritional value please feel free to share.
I found a really really good one. This one lists the nutritional value of various common forage plants but also crop byproducts, and also some unusual plants. It also lists the nutritional requirements of rabbits and discusses how this can be met with crops, grain, or garden.
http://www.researchgate.net/publication ... bbit_units
__________ Fri Sep 11, 2015 7:41 pm __________
I've found a couple of articles on feeding sweet potatoes forages.
These are both from TAMUK.
This one deals with the feasibility of sweet potato forage.
http://users.tamuk.edu/kfsdl00/Meat%20R ... search.pdf
This one deals more with specifics. Including different varieties of sweet potato.
http://users.tamuk.edu/kfsdl00/Lukefahr-4RCA.pdf