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A GENERAL investigation has been in progress for some time in this Department into certain aspects of the chemistry of Ulex europaeus. This common furze has a local reputation as a supplementary animal foodstuff, while it has also been reported from France as a suitable fodder for sheep1.
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O'DONOVAN, D., O'LEARY, U. & REILLY, J. Carotene Content of Ulex europaeus (Common Furze). Nature 183, 1680 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831680a0
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