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Botanical Composition determination of Goral Naemorhedus goral (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) : Goral Rescue Centre, Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India | Abstract
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Botanical Composition determination of Goral Naemorhedus goral (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) : Goral Rescue Centre, Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, India

Author(s): Malik Junaid1, Fairoz Ahmad2, R.C Saxena3, S.K Bansal4

Feeding habits of mammals are in the centre of interest of population biology and ecology [1]. Procedures used for estimating the botanical composition of the range herbivore`s diet include the diet observation, utilization techniques, fistula sampling and faecal analysis. The most widely used indirect technique for determining diet composition of herbivores is the micro-histological identification of epidermis fragments in the stomach content or faecal pellet [2]. Micro-histological faeces analysis method includes multiple successive sampling from the individuals, pellets and epidermis fragments. Naemorhedus goral is a medium sized mountain dwelling, Himalayan ungulate of subfamily Caprinaein the Bovidae. Gorals mostly foraged early in the morning or late in the evening before sunset. Vegetation analysis of Goral habitat revealed that about 60% of the vegetation consisted of plant species eaten by Goral [3].