Lambs – Feed Intake and Behaviour - Policy Brief

Authors: Nicola Lambe & Claire Morgan-Davies (SRUC)

Experiments held at SRUC Hill & Mountain Research Centre with 239 and 392 lambs showed that 1) lamb body weight can help predict feed intake, and lamb feeding behaviour traits (feeding events, feeding frequency, feeding times) is a promising proxy to feed intake, and that 2) efficient lambs show different feeding behaviours.

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