Models for estimating feed intake in small ruminants
This review deals with the most relevant limits and developments of the modeling of intake of sheep and goats reared intensively and extensively. Because small ruminants are normally fed ad libitum, voluntary feed intake is crucial in feeding tactics and strategies aimed at optimal animal production...
Main Authors: | Giuseppe Pulina, Marcella Avondo, Giovanni Molle, Ana Helena Dias Francesconi, Alberto Stanislao Atzori, Antonello Cannas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
2013-09-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982013000900010&lng=en&tlng=en |
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