Feeding behaviour and the intake of food and water by sheep after a period of deprivation lasting 14 h

Animal Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 105-110

  Hall, S J G ^a   Schmidt, B ^b   Broom, D M ^a  

^a Dept of Clin Veterinary Medicine ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food intake; Sheep; Transport; Water intake; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0347841628     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800015605     Document Type: Article

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