Effects of diet and roughage quality, and period of the day on diurnal feeding behaviour patterns of sheep and goats under subtropical conditions
Objective This study investigated the effect of diet and roughage quality (RQ) on dry matter intake, duration and number of daytime and night-time eating bouts, idling sessions and ruminating activities in small ruminants. Methods In Exp 1 and 2, RQ was improved by urea treatment of veld hay, while...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-17-0901.pdf |