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A method of collecting faeces from ewes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1961

J. B. Owen  and
Jean W. Ingleton
J. B. Owen
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture (Animal Husbandry), University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
Jean W. Ingleton
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture (Animal Husbandry), University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
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A Method of estimating grazing intake is essential for studies of feed utilisation in ewes under natural conditions. Since the ewe is a close and selective grazer, methods involving the cutting of comparable grazed and ungrazed areas of the pasture are unlikely to allow reliable estimation of pasture intake. It seems likely that only by a study of the faeces produced can reasonable estimation of individual intakes be made. The first requisite for such estimations is an accurate method of estimating faeces output. Sheep, with their relatively lower and drier faeces output, present fewer problems in total faeces collection than do cattle, which produce large quantities of faeces of a low dry-matter content. The collection of faeces, free from urine, presents a special difficulty in female animals.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , February 1961 , pp. 63 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1961

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