Foraging in a heterogeneous environment-An experimental study of the trade-off between intake rate and diet quality

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 27-36

  Edouard, Nadège ^a,b   Duncan, Patrick ^b   Dumont, Bertrand ^a   Baumont, René ^a   Fleurance, Géraldine ^a,c  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^c Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation Direction des Connaissances   (France)

Author keywords

Horse; Nutrient intake; Pasture; Patch selection; Trade off quantity quality

Indexed keywords

DIGESTION; DRY MATTER; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEEDING GROUND; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SELECTION; GRASS; HEIGHT; HERBIVORE; HORSE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OPTIMIZATION; PASTURE; PROTEIN; SWARD; TRADE-OFF;

EQUIDAE; POACEAE;

EID: 77954659833     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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