The effect of diet on the nutrition and production of merino ewes in the arid shrublands of Western Australia

The effect of diet on the nutrition and production of merino ewes in the arid shrublands of Western Australia

For the Arid Shrublands of Western Australia (WA) knowledge is limited on what sheep eat and how nutritious their diets are. A study was undertaken on two stations near Yalgoo (28º18’S 116º38’E) in WA, from November 2005 to December 2007. Station 1 (28º39’S 116º18’E) used a flexible rotational grazi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Daly, Fiona Frances Margaret
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2009
Subjects:
body condition scores (BCS)
high (CGS-G) feed value
production
nutrition
merino ewes
low (CGS-P) feed value
Normalised Difference Vegetation Index - NDVI
wool production
plant nutritional profiles
flexible rotational grazing management system (RGS)
arid shrublands of Western Australia
plant photosynthetic activity
climate
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/570

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