The effect of round-bale feeder design and roughage type on feed wastage in sheep feeding

Feeding big round-bales in round-bale feeders are known to reduce labor and costs. However, one disadvantage is the high feed wastage. The aim of these experiments was therefore to investigate the effect of feeder design, type of roughage and size of round-bales on feed wastage in sheep. Four round-...

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Main Authors: S.G. Kischel, I. Dønnem, K.E. Bøe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731119000727