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dc.contributor.authorBowen, M Ken
dc.contributor.authorPepper, P Men
dc.contributor.authorWinkleman, J Len
dc.contributor.authorRowe, James Ben
local.source.editorEditor(s): Pierre Cronje and Nerida Richardsen
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-30T15:48:00Z-
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.citationRecent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia, v.16, p. 229-234en
dc.identifier.isbn1921208112en
dc.identifier.issn0819-4823en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/18213-
dc.description.abstractRemote drafting technology is now available for sheep and will enable targeted supplementation of individuals grazing together as a flock in extensive rangeland systems. A system of supplementation in which sheep are given free access to supplement at a set time interval has not been studied previously. More information on animal behaviour and supplement intake is required so that this system can be used to meet animal growth targets. The experiment reported in this paper examined the relationship between frequency of access to supplements and rate of weight change of sheep. One hundred and forty 13 month old Merino wethers had free access to drinking water and poor quality hay in an enclosed area and were allowed access to either lupins or whole cottonseed at four different frequencies (0, 1, 2 or 7 d per week). No water was available in the areas containing lupins or cottonseed but one-way flow gates allowed animals to return to the main feeding area where hay and drinking water was available. Weight change was measured over 6 weeks. There was a linear response in growth rate to increased frequency of access to lupins, with each additional day of access increasing liveweight gain by 25.8 g/d. Access to whole cottonseed did not result in a significant difference in growth rate compared to the control animals. It is concluded that the response relationship for lupin feeding could be used to predict the frequency of access to supplement through remote drafting units, to meet animal weight change targets.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherUniversity of New Englanden
dc.relation.ispartofRecent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australiaen
dc.titleAutomated feeding systems for grazing sheep: how does frequency of access affect rate of weight change?en
dc.typeConference Publicationen
dc.relation.conferenceRAAN 2007: Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australiaen
dc.subject.keywordsAnimal Nutritionen
dc.subject.keywordsAnimal Growth and Developmenten
dc.subject.keywordsAnimal Managementen
local.contributor.firstnameM Ken
local.contributor.firstnameP Men
local.contributor.firstnameJ Len
local.contributor.firstnameJames Ben
local.subject.for2008070202 Animal Growth and Developmenten
local.subject.for2008070204 Animal Nutritionen
local.subject.for2008070203 Animal Managementen
local.subject.seo2008830310 Sheep - Meaten
local.subject.seo2008830311 Sheep - Woolen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.emailjrowe@une.edu.auen
local.output.categoryE1en
local.record.placeauen
local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.identifier.epublicationsrecordune-20111202-13012en
local.date.conference9th - 11th July, 2007en
local.conference.placeArmidale, Australiaen
local.publisher.placeArmidale, Australiaen
local.format.startpage229en
local.format.endpage234en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume16en
local.title.subtitlehow does frequency of access affect rate of weight change?en
local.contributor.lastnameBowenen
local.contributor.lastnamePepperen
local.contributor.lastnameWinklemanen
local.contributor.lastnameRoween
dc.identifier.staffune-id:jroween
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local.identifier.unepublicationidune:18418en
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
local.title.maintitleAutomated feeding systems for grazing sheepen
local.output.categorydescriptionE1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publicationen
local.conference.detailsRAAN 2007: Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia, Armidale, Australia, 9th - 11th July, 2007en
local.search.authorBowen, M Ken
local.search.authorPepper, P Men
local.search.authorWinkleman, J Len
local.search.authorRowe, James Ben
local.uneassociationUnknownen
local.conference.venueUniversity of New Englanden
local.year.published2007en
local.date.start2007-07-09-
local.date.end2007-07-11-
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