@article {50327,
	title = {Effects of Eugenol, Alpha-Terpineol, Terpin-4-ol, and methyl eugenol on consumption of alfalfa pellets by sheep},
	journal = {Small Ruminant Research},
	volume = {73},
	year = {2007},
	month = {Septembe 10, 200},
	pages = {272-276},
	abstract = {Many secondary compounds are typically present in unpalatable shrubs on rangelands in the western United States. However, the relationship between intake by livestock and concentration of individual chemicals has been examined for very few of these compounds. Four experiments were conducted to examine effects of individual volatile compounds on intake of alfalfa pellets by lambs. Forty-five lambs (9 lambs/treatment) were individually fed alfalfa pellets with eugenol, {\textquoteright}-terpineol, terpin-4-ol, or methyl eugenol applied at one of five concentrations in an ethanol carrier. Treatments were multiples (0, 0.5, 1, 2, and 10X) of the concentration (X) of each compound on the leaf surface of Flourensia cernua. Treatment solutions were sprayed on alfalfa pellets (0.64 kg.lamb-1.d-1, DM basis), and consumption was measured during a 20-min interval for five days. A day effect (P < 0.001 for both linear and quadratic contrasts) was detected for intake in all four experiments, but no day x treatment interactions were observed (P > 0.05). The day effect was generally due to lower intake on day 1, except for the methyl eugenol experiment, in which lambs consumed more pellets on day 1. No treatment effects were observed (P > 0.05) for any of the four chemicals tested; thus, eugenol, {\textquoteright}-terpineol, terpin-4-ol, and methyl eugenol were not related to intake of alfalfa pellets by lambs under the conditions of this study.},
	keywords = {diet selection, Herviory, intake, sheep, terpenes},
	url = {/files/bibliography/07-026.pdf},
	author = {Richard E. Estell and E.L. Fredrickson and D.M. Anderson and M.D. Remmenga}
}
