
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Vercoe, JE 
A1  - Tribe, DE 
A1  - Pearce, GR 
T1  - Herbage as a source of digestible organic matter and digestible nitrogen for the grazing sheep.
JF  - Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
JO  - Aust. J.  Agric. Res.
Y1  - 1961
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
SP  - 689
EP  - 695
KW  - 83840,
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9610689 
N2  - An experiment is reported in which the digestible organic matter and digestible nitrogen intakes of Corriedale wethers grazing on improved pastures in a Mediterranean- type environment 1%-ere measured by the faecal index method from August 1957 to August 1958. The mean digestible nitrogen intake fell from a maximum of 50 g/clay in the spring to a minimum of 6 g/day in the late summer, and reached an autumn maximum of 13 g/day before falling to a winter minimum of 8 g/day. The mean digestible organic matter intake fell from a maximum of 1500 g/day in the spring to a summer minimum of 600 g/day, rose again to an autumn maximum of 1000 g/day, and fell again to a winter minimum of 600 g/day. The results are discussed in relation to the theoretical maintenance requirements of the sheep and the nutritional value of herbage. 
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