Choice of foraging patches by hill sheep given different opportunities to seek shelter and food

Animal Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 563-570

  Duncan, A J ^a   Mayes, R W ^a   Young, S A ^a   Lamb, C S ^a   MacEachern, P ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foraging; Sheep; Shelter; Sward height; Wind

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0035640799     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800058537     Document Type: Article

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