@conference {39954,
	title = {Comparative intake of digestible organic matter and water by sheep and goats},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {45},
	year = {1985},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {107-112},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {The diurnal pattern of grazing and of rumen fill was studied to assess whether the initiation and cessation of eating were associated with any particular level of rumen fill. Four wethers fitted with large rumen cannulae grazed Huia white clover or Matua prairie grass for 14 to 21 days. Animals grazed longer on the prairie grass than on the white clover (8.9 v 5.8 h). Major grazing periods were evident in the morning and afternoon, although the animals generally spent more of each hour in razing during the afternoon. Rumen fill (volume, wet weight and dry weight) showed diurnal patterns of change similar to the grazing pattern. The maximum level of rumen fill (9.5 and 7.0 g DM/kg live weight (W) on grass and clover respectively) was observed at the end of the afternoon grazing period and the minimum at 0900 h on the grass (5.2 g DM/kg W) and at 1300 h on the clover (3.9 g DM/kg W). The implication of these results is that the intake of these roughages is less than that which is physically possible if the animal ate consistently to its maximum fill.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Alam MR and Poppi DP and Sykes AR}
}
@conference {39837,
	title = {Intake, digestibility and retention time of 2 forages by kids and lambs},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {43},
	year = {1983},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {119-122},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Fifty New Zealand Romney lambs (25 wethers and 25 ewes) grazing a ryegrass/white clover pasture from weaning, were used to study the distribution of zinc, copper, manganese and iron among the various organs and tissues and the amounts associated with a kilogram gain in fleece-free empty body weight. Each kilogram gain in fleece-free empty body weight was associated with 24 mg Zn, 0.77 mg Cu, 0.47 mg Mn and 55 mg Fe, while a kilogram of clean wool contained 220 mg Zn, 7 mg Cu, 3.5 mg Mn and 23 mg Fe. Thus for a young sheep gaining 100g of fleece-free empty body weight/d maintaining a mean wool growth of 10 g/d the daily demands for Zn, Cu and Mn for growth (2.4 mg Zn; 0.08 mg Cu; 0.05 mg Mn) and wool production (2.2 mg Zn; 0.07 mg Cu; 0.035 mg Mn) were found to be similar.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Alam MR and Poppi DP and Sykes AR}
}
