Wiosenne i letnie zgryzanie żeru pędowego przez konika polskiego w warunkach hodowli zagrodowej i otwartej w Bieszczadach

The field study was conducted within an acclimatization enclosure in Radziejowa Valley and in a clearing in Tyskowa Valley, close to Baligród (Bieszczady Mts., south−eastern Poland) during two seasons: spring and summer. The aim of this study was to assess browsing intake by Polish koniks (tarpan type) in enclosures and free ranging conditions. The measurements were done along transects in the enclosure and around the clearing, inward of the forest stand. In all scenarios, koniks preferred shrubs (rose and plum) mostly avoiding trees. The amount of taken browse depended on the amount of preferred shrubs available.