Stable carbon isotopes accurately predict diet selection by sheep fed mixtures of C3 annual pastures and saltbush or C4 perennial grasses

Livestock Science

Volumn 121, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 162-172

  Norman, Hayley C ^a,b   Wilmot, Matt G ^a   Thomas, Dean T ^a   Masters, David G ^a   Revell, Dean K ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

13C technique; Atriplex nummularia; Calibration; Dietary ecology; Digestibility; Faeces; Fractionation; Grazing systems; Urine; Wool

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX NUMMULARIA; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

EID: 61549136001     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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