Taux d'abroutissement, indicateur de la charge et du régime alimentaire des ongulés sauvages en milieu tempéré et/ou tropical : cas du chevreuil (Capreolus capreolus L.)

Abstract

Taux d'abroutissement, indicateur de la charge et du régime alimentaire des ongulés sauvages en milieu tempéré et/ou tropical : cas du chevreuil (Capreolus capreolus L.). The grazing habitat of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.) had been surveyed during spring, summer and automn seasons of 1988 in Lauzelle Woods using 24 enclosed and unenclosed areas in order to measure the degree of stress on the vegetation exerted by the animal and to establish its alimentary regime. In general, in the woods the availability of the vegetation was sufficient for the roe deer and hence they do not exert any stress on the vegetation. Nevertheless, they exert some stress on some vegetation that had low rate of regrowth. The examination of the chemical composition of the fecal matter revealed that the vegetation of Lauzelle Woods provided a good quality forage with 21 % crude protein.

Keywords

• Roe deer
• Grazing
• Degree of stress
• Alimentary regime
• Quality food