Factors affecting intake by grazing ruminants and related quantification methods: a review
The aim of this review is to discuss the factors affecting intake of grazing ruminants and its main quantification methods. Level of intake depends on many factors linked, for instance to the gut capacity, to the animal’s requirements covering, or to the forage quality. The post-ingestive feedback o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pressesagro.be/base/text/v13n4/559.pdf |