On animal numbers and observation intervals for characterizing sheep activity.

dc.contributor	Taylor, JA
dc.contributor	Hedges, DA
dc.contributor	Robinson, GG
dc.date.accessioned	2011-12-10T12:36:26Z
dc.date.available	2011-12-10T12:36:26Z
dc.date.issued	1981
dc.identifier.citation	The Rangeland Journal (1981) 3(2): 161-165
dc.identifier.issn	1036-9872
dc.identifier.uri	http://livestocklibrary.com.au/handle/1234/4658
dc.description.abstract	A study was made of the effects of individual differences between sheep and of increasing the interval between observationson estimates of flock activity patterns.An interval of ten minutes or less between observations gave a precise estimate of the relatively infrequent activitystates. The activity patterns of individual sheep were markedly different and indicated that an increase in the number of animalsobserved would lead to a considerably greater increase in the reliability of estimates than an increase in the frequency ofobservation.
dc.publisher	CSIRO Publishing
dc.source.uri	http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=RJ9810161.pdf
dc.title	On animal numbers and observation intervals for characterizing sheep activity.
dc.type	Research
dc.description.version	Journal article
dc.identifier.volume	3
dc.identifier.page	161-165
dc.identifier.issue	2