Editing Brambles


in Portugal they choose this plant... cistus salvifollius "rock roses" in the spring the CP and TP (crude protein and total protein  respectively) are insanely high "120 and 85g/kg DM"



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Nutritive value of Cistus salvifolius shrubs for small ruminants
May 2011Fuel and Energy Abstracts 165(3):167-175  DOI:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.02.021
Authors:
A.M. Bruno-Soares , Teresa J S Matos University of Lisbon ,   Jorge Cadima
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/241094821_Nutritive_value_of_Cistus_salvifolius_shrubs_for_small_ruminants






The diet of the European wild rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (L.), on different coastal habitats of Central Portugal
January 2001  Mammalia 65(4):437-450  DOI:10.1515/mamm.2001.65.4.437
Authors:
Carla Cristina Marques Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
Maria da Luz Mathias University of Lisbon
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249943926_The_diet_of_the_European_wild_rabbit_Oryctolagus_cuniculus_L_on_different_coastal_habitats_of_Central_Portugal?fbclid=IwAR0HKO5sUGu8kjkvpSkBC4K1h-aK5DDYliMaFOLxqBip7tuvDAgvSFBpm7s







Effects of diet composition on intake by adult wild European rabbits 1989 Dec;13(3):201-9. doi: 10.1016/0195-6663(89)90013-5.
K A Monk    Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, University of Reading, England.
PMID: 2556961 DOI: 10.1016/0195-6663(89)90013-5
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2556961/