Energy expenditure for chewing in sheep fed timothy or sudangrass hay at the same intake level

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 590-596

  Suzuki, Tomoyuki ^a   Takusari, Naosumi ^b   Higuchi, Koji ^c   Kurihara, Mitsunori ^c   Terada, Fuminori ^c  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chewing; Eating; Energy expenditure; Rumination; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES; PHLEUM PRATENSE; SORGHUM X DRUMMONDII;

EID: 50249163166     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2008.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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