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Vertical ‘reach’ capacity of sheep and goats fed through barriers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

V.R.M. Muhikambele ,
E. Owen  and
J.E. Owen
V.R.M. Muhikambele
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, P.O Box 236, Reading, BerksRG6 2AT
E. Owen
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, P.O Box 236, Reading, BerksRG6 2AT
J.E. Owen
Affiliation:
ADAS Farm Buildings Development Centre, Coley Park, Reading, BerksRG1 6DT
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A previous study with sheep and goats (Muhikambele, Owen & Owen, 1992), measured horizontal reach for food offered through barriers on platforms at 0, 25, 50 or 75 cm above ground. At 75 cm, some animals were unable to reach the food, and in the other animals, reach length was reduced compared to reach at lower platform-heights.

The present study measured reach in a vertical plane. The information, together with that from the previous study, is aimed at modelling ‘reach’ in sheep and goats, with the overall objective of designing mangers for small-ruminant, stall-feeding systems.

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Silage and Feeding Behaviour
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1993: Winter meeting , March 1993 , pp. 145
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1993

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Muhikambele, V R M, Owen, E & Owen, J E 1992. Measurement of ‘reach’ in stall-fed sheep and goats. Animal Production 54: 492 (Abstr.)Google Scholar
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