Effects of contrasting sward heights within forage species on short-term ingestive behaviour of sheep and goats grazing grasses and legumes

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-93

  Gong, Y ^a   Lambert, M G ^a   Hodgson, J ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bite area; Bite depth; Bite rate; Bite volume; Bite weight; Bulk density; Clover; Goats; Grasses; Height; Ingestive behaviour; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0003025682     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1996.9513165     Document Type: Article

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