The accuracy of indirect methods for predicting feed intake of sheep at steady-state intake and following abrupt changes in intake
Dr J Pienaar | Published in Livestock Production Science, Volume 48, Issue 2, p.117-127 Four indirect methods for estimating feed intake were compared with actually measured feed intake when intake was uninterrupted, and also when intakes were changed abruptly. Intakes were estimated from: marker infused into the rumen and collected at the abomasum of faeces,…