The Utilization of Multidimensional Scaling to Identify Forage Characteristics Associated with Preference in Sheep

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1641-1650

  Buntinx, S E ^a,b   Pond, K R ^a,c   Fisher, D S ^a   Burns, J C ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding Preferences; Forage; Sheep; Statistical Analysis; Voluntary Intake

Indexed keywords

ADIA; ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; POACEAE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; STATISTICS;

EID: 0031159135     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7561641x     Document Type: Article

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