Changes in maintenance energy requirements of mature sheep fed at different levels of feed intake at maintenance, during weight loss and realimentation

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 191-204

  Ball, A J ^a   Thompson, J M ^a   Alston, C L ^b   Blakely, A R ^a   Hinch, G N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body composition; Feed restriction; Maintenance requirements; Realimentation; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342521810     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00160-7     Document Type: Article

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