Preference of sheep among annual legumes is more closely related to plant nutritive characteristics as plants mature

Animal Production Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 114-123

  Thomas, D T ^a   Milton, J T B ^b   Revell, C K ^c   Ewing, M A ^b   Dynes, R A ^a   Murray, K ^b   Lindsay, D R ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Chesson Manly selection index; Diet selection; Lamb; Nutritive value; Palatability; Phenology.

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIET; DRY MATTER; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; LEGUME; PALATABILITY; PHENOLOGY; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77149141459     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN09082     Document Type: Article

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