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The relationship between rumination and the amount of roughage eaten by sheep
- Source :
- The Journal of Agricultural Science. 64:151-155
- Publication Year :
- 1965
- Publisher :
- Cambridge University Press (CUP), 1965.
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Abstract
- 1. The jaw movements of four sheep were recorded while they were consuming a daily diet consisting of a constant concentrate allowance along with a hay intake varying from 25 or 50 g. daily by daily differences of 25 or 50 g. up to maximum voluntary intake.2. Rumination increased with hay intake in a characteristic way. The actual time devoted to chewing when plotted against hay intake produced a curve consisting of a rapid rise, a fairly level part, a further gradual rise and a final levelling-off. This was less clear when the total rumination time or the total number of regurgitations were compared to the hay eaten.
Details
- ISSN :
- 14695146 and 00218596
- Volume :
- 64
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Agricultural Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........acf76926a055a502a5f4a5e1a0381929