dc.contributor |
Vercoe, JE |
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dc.contributor |
Tribe, DE |
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dc.contributor |
Pearce, GR |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-03-07T23:26:32Z |
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dc.date.available |
2012-03-07T23:26:32Z |
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dc.date.issued |
1961 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=AR9610689.pdf |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://livestocklibrary.com.au/handle/1234/26852 |
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dc.description.abstract |
An experiment is reported in which the digestible organic matter and digestible nitrogen intakes of Corriedale wethers grazing on improved pastures in a Mediterranean- type environment 1%-ere measured by the faecal index method from August 1957 to August 1958. The mean digestible nitrogen intake fell from a maximum of 50 g/clay in the spring to a minimum of 6 g/day in the late summer, and reached an autumn maximum of 13 g/day before falling to a winter minimum of 8 g/day. The mean digestible organic matter intake fell from a maximum of 1500 g/day in the spring to a summer minimum of 600 g/day, rose again to an autumn maximum of 1000 g/day, and fell again to a winter minimum of 600 g/day. The results are discussed in relation to the theoretical maintenance requirements of the sheep and the nutritional value of herbage. |
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dc.publisher |
CSIRO |
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dc.title |
Herbage as a source of digestible organic matter and digestible nitrogen for the grazing sheep. |
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dc.type |
Research |
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dc.description.version |
Journal article |
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dc.identifier.volume |
12 |
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dc.identifier.page |
689-695 |
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dc.identifier.issue |
4 |
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