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/