An assessment of Walk-over-Weighing to estimate short-term individual forage intake in sheep

An assessment of Walk-over-Weighing to estimate short-term individual forage intake in sheep

The main limitation for determining feed efficiency of freely grazing ruminants is measurement of daily individual feed intake. This paper describes an investigation that assessed a method for estimating intake of forage based on changes in BW of ewes. A total of 24 dry and non-pregnant Romane ewes...

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Main Authors: E. González-García, P.deOliveira Golini, P. Hassoun, F. Bocquier, D. Hazard, L.A. González, A.B. Ingham, G.J. Bishop-Hurley, P.L. Greenwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
body weight variation
forage intake
ruminants
sheep
methods
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117002609

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