Effects of parasitic status and level of feeding motivation on the diet selected by sheep grazing grass/clover swards

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-75

  Hutchings, M R ^a   Gordon, I J ^b   Robertson, E ^b   Kyriazakis, I ^a   Jackson, F ^c  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SELECTION; PARASITE INFESTATION; SHEEP;

EID: 0033695139     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002185969900790X     Document Type: Article

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