Feeding behaviour of sheep fed lucerne v. grass hays with controlled post-ingestive consequences

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1368-1377

  Favreau, A ^a   Ginane, C ^a   Baumont, R ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

feeding behaviour; intake; rumen; sensory characteristics; sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77954540095     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110000443     Document Type: Article

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