Effects of concentrate starch level and free-choice provision of straw on performance, feeding behaviour and feed sorting of fattening lambs

The importance of forage in small ruminants’ behaviour is well known, but very few experimental studies have investigated the feeding behaviour of lambs offered ad libitum and as a free choice provision of concentrate and wheat straw. This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of concen...

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Published in:Applied animal behaviour science 2022-11, Vol.256, p.105773, Article 105773
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