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The importance of the sense of smell to the grazing sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

D. E. Tribe
D. E. Tribe
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
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1. A series of experiments was carried out to assess the importance of the sense of smell to the grazing sheep.

2. The results of the first two experiments described indicated that the sense of smell is of importance in the initial stimulation of appetite, but under the experimental conditions the selection of particular herbage species was not affected.

3. Further experimentation showed that, because of its adaptation character, olfaction can only be of supplementary importance in influencing the food selection of the grazing sheep.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 39 , Issue 4 , October 1949 , pp. 309 - 312
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1949

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