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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117002609 |