Feeding behaviour of sheep on shrubs in response to contrasting herbaceous cover in rangelands dominated by Cytisus scoparius L

The foraging responses of ewes faced with a diversity of feed items and their effects on broom ( Cytisus scoparius L.) consumption were examined. The experiment was conducted on a farm in the autumn with ewes ( n = 33) grazing three small paddocks (0.44 ha on average, for at least 10 days each) loca...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied animal behaviour science 2010, Vol.124 (1), p.35-44
Hauptverfasser:	Pontes, Laíse da Silveira, Agreil, Cyril, Magda, Danièle, Gleizes, Benoît, Fritz, Hervé
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bite Broom broom consumption browsing Cytisus scoparius diet selection ewes feeding behavior Feeding choices forage quality foraging grazing Grazing behaviour herbaceous plants Life Sciences pastures sheep Shrub encroachment Shrubland shrublands shrubs vegetation cover
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