
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Birrell, HA 
T1  - Corrigendum - The influence of pasture and animal factors on the consumption of pasture by grazing sheep
JF  - Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
JO  - Aust. J.  Agric. Res.
Y1  - 1989
VL  - 40
IS  - 6
SP  - 1261
EP  - 1275
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9891261C 
N2  - Interrelations of animal and pasture factors to account for variance in (i) the time spent grazing (GT, H/day) and (ii) the rate of eating (IR, OM/h) in data collected over 2.5 years on Corriedale sheep (adult castrated males) grazing pasture of mixed perennial/annual species in south-western Victoria were examined by sequentially adding factors and analysing in nonlinear regression relationships. Three plant and two animal factors accounted for almost 80% of the variance (100R2) in the GT of sheep grazing on green pasture in the period from March to November (n = 176). Five factors, including a stress factor related to environmental conditions, accounted for 82.5% of the variance in IR of sheep grazing through the green pasture period from March to December (n = 192). Pasture factors associated with organic matter digestibility were also examined. Total pasture mass (H, t DM/ha) and the green proportion of the pasture (G, %DM) accounted for 74.6% of the variance in D (n = 232). The implications of these relationships for developing an understanding of the biological basis for intake control and compensatory growth of animals are discussed. 
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