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To determine the proximate and mineral constituents of twenty common weed species accessible to livestock and evaluate their potential nutritive value.

March 1, 1959Grass and Forage Science

The Potential Nutritive Value of Some Weeds Common to North‐eastern England

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To determine the proximate and mineral constituents of twenty common weed species accessible to livestock and evaluate their potential nutritive value.
Determined proximate and ash constituents in 20 weed species collected across pasture, meadowland, arable land, hedgerows, and roadsides.
Quantified four trace elements (iron, manganese, copper, and cobalt) from ash samples.
Classified species into high, medium, or low apparent nutritive value using a standardized marking system.
Species designated as having high apparent nutritive value included dandelion, nettle, creeping thistle, and broad-leaved plantain.
Ragwort ranked high on the marking scale despite its established toxicity to livestock.
Species classified with medium or low apparent value showed limited forage utility, with bird's-foot trefoil noted as an exception with potential usefulness.

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Nutritional analysis reveals varying nutritive value and mineral content across common weed species, highlighting potential foraging value despite known toxicity risks.

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Fairbairn et al. (1959) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a99a07084d6bd52b628f175 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2494.1959.tb00992.x

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Nutritional analysis reveals varying nutritive value and mineral content across common weed species, highlighting potential foraging value despite known toxicity risks.

The Potential Nutritive Value of Some Weeds Common to North‐eastern England

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The Potential Nutritive Value of Some Weeds Common to North‐eastern England

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