Comparison of the behaviour of Awassi lambs in cafeteria feeding system with single diet feeding system

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 57-64

  Keskin, Mahmut ^a   Şahin, Ahmet ^a   Biçer, Osman ^a   Gül, Sabri ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cafeteria feeding; Lamb

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOUSING; LIVESTOCK;

ANIMALIA; CAFETERIA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LAMB; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICROPUS; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0347662513     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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