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The Relation Between the Responses of Wool Growth and Body Weight to Changes in Feed Intake

Authors :
KA Ferguson
Source :
Australian Journal of Biological Sciences. 15:720
Publication Year :
1962
Publisher :
CSIRO Publishing, 1962.

Abstract

The wool growth responses to changes in feed intake are related to the changes produced in body weight. The relation is expressed by the equation W = Ei-kG, where W = wool growth rate, i = feed intake rate, G = rate of body weight change, and E and k are constants. The ratio of E to k in sheep of different productive efficiency was found to be constant.

Details

ISSN :
00049417
Volume :
15
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
Accession number :
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