Simpler intake estimation using direct observation in small ruminants: grouping bites by plant structure and morphology
Abstract Objective To validate the estimation of dry matter intake (DMI) obtained from bite categories (BC) and weight for every plant species (method 1: M1) vs. an alternative method (method 2: M2) grouping plants based on structure and leaf morphology. A dataset containing 80,813 bites and 33 plan...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | BMC Research Notes |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3570-8 |