Genetic and non-genetic factors influencing ingestive behavior of sheep under stall-feeding conditions

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-136

  Das, N ^a   Maitra, D N ^b   Bisht, G S ^a  

^a Sheep and Goat Farm   (India)

^b WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Bout duration; Ingestive behavior; Inter bout duration; Sheep; Time budget

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032932178     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(98)00175-8     Document Type: Article

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