Nutrient digestibility in Merino, Dorset and Dorper/Damara cross sheep fed diets of differing quality

Gaye Krebs, Susan Street, Amy Dutton, Edward Clayton, John Piltz

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Abstract

An animal house study was undertaken to evaluate nutrient digestibility in woolled vs fat-tail sheep fed diets of differing quality. When fed higher quality diet, apparent digestibility of nutrients, with the exception of crude protein, was higher in the fat-tailed sheep.
Original languageEnglish
Pages67-67
Number of pages1
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event30th Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of Animal Production 2014 - National Convention Centre, Canberra, Australia
Duration: 08 Sept 201412 Sept 2014

Conference

Conference30th Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of Animal Production 2014
Abbreviated titleHarnessing the ecology and physiology of herbivores
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityCanberra
Period08/09/1412/09/14

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