Effect of stage of maturity of grass at harvest on intake, chewing activity and distribution of particle size in faeces from pregnant ewes

Animal

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1774-1783

  Jalali, A R ^a   Norgaard P ^a   Weisbjerg, M R ^b   Nadeau, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

image analysis; particle; rumination; sheep; sieving technique

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; MASTICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SILAGE;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIGESTION; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; MASTICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POACEAE; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SILAGE;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84867045069     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112000493     Document Type: Article

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