Food intake and diet selection in sheep: The effect of manipulating the rates of digestion of carbohydrates and protein of the foods offered as a choice

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 243-254

  Kyriazakis, I ^a   Oldham, J D ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet selection; Food intake; Rumen; Rumen degradable protein; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBOHYDRATE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; STOMACH PH;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; RUMEN; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030990433     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19970027     Document Type: Article

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